Word: leans
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...religion so supplies this necessity of man's being as does Christianity. The consciousness of Christ's presence comes to us at first as an impulse, but as faith grows, His power becomes a deep rooted principle upon which we can lean with confidence...
...Copeland related the main particulars of the personal account of Browne given by his friend, the Rev. Mr. Whitefoot. As that his complexion and hair sorted with his name, that he was neither short nor tall, that he was neither fat nor lean, but as the Greeks would say, eusarchos. "Browne," said Whitefoot, "was always cheerful, though seldom merry; and in spite of the vivacity of his writings he jested seldom and then with apparent embarassment to himself...
...feather weight wrestling was between J. D. Stults '91, and B. Elsas '94. Stults was much the taller and was forced to lean over, thus placing his neck within Elsas' reach. Stutts started the bout by rushing, but Elsas got a neck hold and threw him. Elsas here got a strangle hold and was ordered by Bangs to break. In the second round Elsas again got a neck hold and threw his man. Stults slipped away and getting Elsas by the leg placed his foot on Elsas' neck but failed to turn him. Time. In the third round Stults...
Parker and Jaggar both lack smoothness on the recover and lean back too far on the stroke...
...four oared barge race between fat men and lean men, three quarters of a mile...