Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...made nervous by the excessive heat. If our buildings had a perfect system of ventilation the case might not be so bad. As it is, however, there seems to be only one solution to the difficulty; and that is to set the hour for the examinations earlier and thus avoid the heated hours of the middle...
...there was no official timer to witness Cary's recent 100 yards dash, it is very doubtful if his record will be accepted. This uncertainty may lead to the introduction of some electric timing device to avoid disputes...
...desires money, a life of ease, a calling that will yield him a support while his heart is elsewhere, let him by all means avoid the ministry, but if, on the other hand, he wishes one that will give him the most real satisfaction, he might better choose the ministry...
...first championship game will be played by the cricket eleven Saturday, May 23, against Haverford. The game will begin at 9 o'clock and be brought to a close at 3.30 sharp, in order to give time for the Cycling Assoiation's race meet. An effort was made to avoid this conflict of dates, but the 23d was the only Saturday possible for the bicyclists, and the cricket club was unable to change the scheduled date so late in the season. The cricket men, therefore, have agreed to allow the Cycling Association to use the field late in the afternoon...
...slide forward, in which the ingenuity of Mr. Cook excels. Instead of the eight men letting their bodies move gradually forward on the slides, allipull on their stretchers, making the first part of the slide very rapid, while they slow down just before finishing the slide, so as to avoid a sudden stop with its accompanying jar and retarding of the boat...