Word: affect
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...more reliable the colors would be than when the wool is transferred from the sheep's back to the ready-made suit inside of six months, as is often deno in this country. This principle runs through the whole subject of high class clothes. In the second place, never affect the careless in dress. Literary men are often inclined to do this to show their disregard of conventionalities. Though one should never be a "clothes loving man," as Carlyle calls the "Dandy;" still you own it to your friends and to your position in society to conform to the customs...
...arrange for the formation of crews. As there is but a short time for training, and as every one will be given an equal share of the trainer's time, it is hoped that a large number of men will appear at the meeting. This plan, will not affect the race for organized four-oared crews to be held next Saturday, although Mr. Murphy will do anything in his power to help each crew in the little time that remains before the race...
...present bill is practical; - (a) Supremacy of imperial Parliament retained; - (b) Ireland receives real autonomy in local affairs; Home Rule bill in Bost. Herald, Feb. 19, 1893 - (c) Irish minority in Parliament could not affect Eng. questions; Gladstone in London Times...
...nine was organized solely for the amusement of its members. It does not affect to represent the Law School and could not do so, as all its members are not from that department. Further especial care has been taken that it should be called "a scrub nine" in the notices which have heretofore appeared in the CRIMSON...
From yourself we hear that Harvard's objection to any attempt at reform for the present is that it will affect men now in college and now in training. We do not wish any effort that we are making for reform to become a stumbling block to the arrangement of a series of baseball games between Harvard and Yale, and while we intend to do our best to make the reform here we will make our arrangements with you for this season upon the following basis...