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Word: possession (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although a Felt said he had no rigid criteria which the new coach would have to fulfill, he said the man must naturally possess as certain amount of technical football ability, and must be a man of sound moral character as well...

Author: By Philip M. Boffey, | Title: Young Coach Is Sought to Lead Crimson | 2/4/1957 | See Source »

...coach of our choice must possess...

Author: By David Royce, | Title: Coaching at Harvard: The Narrow Viewpoint | 1/30/1957 | See Source »

Publicly, Saud loyally backed up Nasser's Suez seizure ("I am with Egypt with all I possess," Saud cabled), helped him out by giving him $25 million in dollars in exchange for Egyptian pounds. But privately, Saud told Nasser of his annoyance that he had seized the canal without letting his allies know. The Saud money which used to be so lavishly spent on promoting Nasser's schemes throughout the Middle East suddenly was cut off. When Nasser called for a general Arab strike to protest the Suez conference in London, only Saud declined to participate. Some Egyptians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAUDI ARABIA: The King Comes West | 1/28/1957 | See Source »

...many Roman Catholics, I hope, who are appalled at the shallow thinking of our Chicago brethren who became a pressure group protesting the showing of the TV film Martin Luther [Dec. 31]. If, as Catholics, we possess the truth, why do they resort to such intolerance in order to prohibit what they consider to be false from the beginning. We cannot deny the historical existence of Luther and his founding of the Protestant Church. Do Chicago Catholics fear the facts of history? I wonder if they realize how much their bigotry damages the cause of Catholicism and the fellowship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 21, 1957 | 1/21/1957 | See Source »

Coach Floyd Wilson said that the basic problem of the team was that it did not possess "one very good, consistent outside shooter." To illustrate he showed that the four Crimson guards between them scored only 6 of 33 shots from the field, to compare with the 8 baskets Forte himself tallied...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Forte, Last-Minute Rally Send Varsity Quintet to Two Losses | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

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