Word: hitherto
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with more frequent success than in other recent games. Princeton's pass defense seemed about as weak as had been advertised, and Crimson receivers were getting free quite often. Unfortunately, though, Ravenel made just enough inaccurate tosses to permit three interceptions; and each one of these ended a hitherto promising first-half drive...
...contrast, there was a disturbing report about danger from an object hitherto generally considered harmless: the wristwatch. Drs. Grafton D. Chase and Arthur Osol of Philadelphia's College of Pharmacy and Science tested 20 watches with luminous dials, found that some put out five to ten milliroentgens an hour one inch from their shining little faces. This, they say in Science, is several times greater than the natural background radiation from cosmic rays and the earth's crust, more than 100 times that received from bomb-test fallout to date...
Julian Bream is only 25 years old. Julian Bream is also the world's foremost lutanist. He made his achievement clear on Thursday evening before an overflowing and unusually demonstrative Sanders Theater audience. Known in this country hitherto only on recordings, Bream is making his first U.S. visit; and the Music Department is to be commended for getting him to Cambridge before his New York debut on the 30th of this month...
...beyond the clowning and double-talk which have become his trademark. In his latest movie, he plays a Polish Jew fleeing the Nazis, and the comedy, while still there, is understandably subdued. His natural humor and warmth are modified by a wistful realism, revealing depth of character which had hitherto been lost among the slapstick...
Finally, Tom Lawson, a senior halfback hitherto limited to J.V. play, broke loose for the most spectacular run of the afternoon, going off-tackle for an 80-yard touchdown. His shifty, driving runs probably earned him many more appearances in the Stadium...