Word: finished
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...could approach God directly by faith through grace, with no intermediaries, the angels were theologically unemployed. The gap they were meant to close had been written out of existence; they were reduced to mere attendant lords, thunderbolt carriers to swell a scene or two. Nineteenth century rationalism seemed to finish them off for good. The remark of a Victorian doctor, that he had never met the soul in a dissection, found its artistic parallel in Gustave Courbet...
...unprecedented decision that has the French racing industry in an angry uproar, Paris' Seventh Chamber of the Court of Appeals awarded $3,000 damages to Luca. Said the court: "The jockey must not, before arriving at the finish post, cease to urge his horse to fight for first, second or third place." Jockeys now fear that they may have to spend as much time in court as on the race track, fending off the suits of disgruntled bettors. Even race-track stodpers, who look for discarded ticket stubs, were heard to complain about the decision. If it holds...
...varsity squash team has an excellent chance today to finish the first half of its season with an undefeated record. Having routed top contenders Army and Amherst earlier in the month, the Crimson faces its easiest match of the season at Cornell this afternoon...
...Crimson's performance, though it lowered the squad's record to 3-2, helps to establish the team in national basketball circles, and bodes well for a first-division finish in the Ivy League when the squad finishes its grueling holiday schedule...
McCurdy cited Baylee Reid's third-place finish in the 60-yard dash as a good sign, and praised Walter Johnson and Dewey Hickmanan the hurdles...