Word: almost
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...from nine o'clock recitations, the College Office, these, and all the other vexations of our Cambridge existence, one may wonder whether such things really exist; are they not rather a dream, a bad dream, full of a succession of never-ceasing worries invented to dog our weary footsteps? Almost convinced, we put the thought of them far back in the darkest and dustiest corner of our minds...
...second half several substitutes were put in and the game became more even. Toward the latter part of the game the University defence had more to do but proved almost impregnable to the Brae Burn forwards. Of the many candidates tried at goal Smart seemed the most effective. The position of cover-point has yet to be filled as well as that of goal...
...combinations, played a 50-minute game with the second team. The University forwards completely outplayed the second team forwards but were prevented from scoring more than five goals chiefly on account of the excellent work of Black-all at point. Huntington's playing on the University defence rendered it almost impregnable to the second team forwards...
...article referred to says: "Even the Iayman visiting Harvard is struck by the almost haphazard architecture and entire lack of any general scheme." Unfortunately this is too true. It is difficult to understand why a consistent plan was not followed in the erection of our buildings, and why distorted ideas of architectural beauty should have been perpetuated in some of our least attractive structures. An intense absorption in the engrossing problems of education on the part of the governing authorities must be responsible for the uneven development of the University grounds. Why the power plant was allowed to drop down...
...whole exhibition offers an unusually comprehensive view of the work of this brilliant and erratic artist-writer on the side not generally so well known. Ruskin was primarily a writer, and he almost never attempted to make a real picture from the artist's point of view. His drawings in this collection, therefore, are in many cases mere studies, some very slight, mere notes with a pencil, some with bits of wash or color in places, others highly finished in wash or color though hardly any really complete...