Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...holding this campaign for clothes and books almost directly after vacation instead of before it, the Committee hopes it will be larger than usual...
...much to gain by sowing discord among the Associated Powers. Her system of agents and propagandists--with the exception of a certain number who have been taken into custody during the war is as complete as ever; the controlling force is acting under a new name, but that is almost the-only-difference. No effort and no outlay of money is being spared to mould opinion in America to a favorable view of Germany's plight. Nothing is overlooked that might create a breach between Allied troops and the Armies of the United States. It is in these phases...
...American soldiers and between British and Americans. Certain newspapers--not necessarily intentionally--distort the actual facts, magnify trivial incidents and in general do a great deal to spread the seeds of discord that the Boche have taken such pains to sow. Headlines such as the following may be seen almost daily in the news-papers: "British Even More Bitter Against Americans Than French"; "Charm of La Belle France a Myth"; "French Glad to See Last of Americans"; "Dislike on All Sides in England"; "Doughboys Receive Fair Treatment From Germans"; "American Troops Enjoy German Hospitality"; and son on. Anyone who takes...
...spirit of revolution is loose. This spirit will either lead us to make some definite steps in progress, or cause us to run down a steep place into the sea. It is not to be assumed that every change is necessarily for the better. Nations have gone wrong almost as frequently as they have gone right in the past, and will probably continue to make mistakes in the future...
...There are one or two competitions which are almost traditional and which have a right to a reserved place at the end of the season. Such competitions embrace the Yale-Harvard game and the Pennsylvania Cornell Thanksgiving Day game. There are numerous others among the smaller colleges, but none among the big institutions that I know...