Word: split
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...keeper as well, with ducks, pigeons, a deer, an ox and a pig roaming the grounds. Tri was devoted to his wife and six children; he taught economy to the younger ones by using their allowances to buy animal feed for the pig, then letting them split the profit when the pig was sold. But his style of living was so lavish that suspicions of corruption were continually raised against him, and in 1965, during a government investigation of his wealth, he attempted suicide. One of the sponsors of the inquiry was Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, then head...
...never played basketball, mainly because I was such a brute (I couldn't shoot) so I played football instead. The coach made me a split end, because, as I thought. I was fast. But when we had the big pep rally to start the season off, he explained to the fans why he put me out there by myself...
...Billy wouldn't be able to have any more kids soon, gracious, lovely Patty said to me after the pep rally, while she was walking arm in arm with Bill (Porky) while Bill was still laughing about the coach's remark about the reason for putting me at split end, Patty looked me right in the eye and said...
...improvised around the theme of finding a treasure. One little girl shouted she had discovered a treasure buried in the ground. Other members of her group ran to her; one boy answered, "I picked it up." The other members of the group insisted it would be best to split it up among everyone. The girl agreed, but still added, "I get the most." Moffett advocates the formation of small groups of students like this to read, discuss and improvise among themselves. The desire to interact with peers provides the motivation to increased verbal ability and solve language problems. It also...
Mark Faller fought to a 3-3 draw at 177 pounds. Starr, 15-2-2 for the year, then clinched the match. "He just stood up and I split his legs to take him down. " the sophomore ace said. He then moved into a "half Nelson," the referee's hand thumped the mat and Starr hopped up flashing the victory sign to the crowd. The delighted gathering of 250 roared and Harvard's best season was history...