Word: almost
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Before attempting anything else the Commission should create and agree upon a system or formula for measuring in mathematical units the combative strength of any vessel. Hitherto a different "measuring stick" has been used by almost every navy, and in consequence their experts have really not spoken a common statistical language...
...doughty Mennonites have already constructed 14 adobe villages. They enjoy local autonomy and cannot be called upon to take up arms. Among themselves they speak German, are rapidly forgetting the English they learned in Canada, and are slowly picking up a little Spanish. At present the Mennonite Colony is almost the only pure Democracy in America...
According to statistics released yesterday by the Freshman athletic authorities at Wadsworth House, tennis remains the favorite spring sport of the first year men with almost one third of those taking athletics, 247 men, enrolled in it. This is an increase of 19 over last year, and may be partly due to the fact that there are 868 Freshmen enrolled in the sports program this year against 806 last year...
...number of hikers has been eat almost in two, helping to prove that the desire of the Freshmen is for games requiring speed and head work instead of merely strength and endurance. This is further evidenced by the increase in such sports as lacrosse, handball, baseball, fencing, and polo as well as tennis and track while hiking, swimming, singles, and crew decreased...
...season yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field when it buried the Tufts Freshmen under a 10 to 4 score. F. O. White '32 had complete mastery of the opposing batters, excepting in the fifth inning, when four successive hits netted a brace of runs. The Crimson moundsmen received almost flawless support...