Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...beginning a discussion last evening of Certain Relations of Shakespeare to Our Own Time, Mr. Copeland spoke of the overwhelming predominance in almost every form of art of what we have agreed to call realism. In fiction for one art, notwithstanding the romantic revival under the leadership of Stevenson, by far the larger number of prose master pieces have been of realistic tone and temper. Prose has long since crowded verse out of the drama and all the resources of scenery, stage carpentry, costumes, and the actor's art have been used to realize-if one may so speak-even...
...junior crew did not row during the latter part of last week on account of the high wind but went out as usual yesterday. The crew has been loaned the use of a small naptha launch which has proved to be a great convenience in coaching as it is almost fast enough to keep up with the barge...
...crew is almost ready to go into the shell, and yesterday the boat which they have hired was towed up to the boat house. This boat belongs to the Bradford Boat Club and is almost new, having been built by Davy last year. It is considered very fast...
Instruction in those days was a much simpler matter than it is now, being chiefly routine work and that not very severe. The few text books used were of the most elementary kind and are now almost unknown. The condition of the library was very unsatisfactory. There was no income provided for the purchase of books, all books being acquired either by presentation or by special appropriation. Not until 1863 was the card catalogue introduced by Ezra Abbott who spent three years in perfecting this device which is now in general use in all libraries. Until 1857 all examinations...
...able to control his party's nominations: Arena X, 456, (Sept., 1894).- His personal character does not now affect his chance of election.- (x) If he can secure nomination his chance of election now depends upon his party's chance of carrying the legislature.- (A) A caucus bolt is almost unknown.- (Y) His personal character does not effect his party's chance of carrying the legislature.- (A) His candidacy for the Senate is usually not positively known before the election of the legislature: Ex. Hill, Murphy, Platt, (1881), Smith.- (B) People do not vote against their party's ticket...