Word: behind
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...seven buildings are situated on a 26-acre lot of peculiar shape, fronting on Longwood avenue and bounded on the other sides by Huntington avenue, Wigglesworth, Van Dyke, Francis and Vila streets. This site is about a mile distant from the present quarters of the School behind the Boston Public Library...
...dropping out continued. It would mean years of splendid effort wasted and the University deprived of a useful institution, merely through unwillingness to help out by bearing for a short time somewhat heavier charges. It would be difficult to believe that the present members of the University would fall behind those who have gone before in co-operating for the permanent welfare of the Hall...
...second feat was the most wonderful of the evening and was performed in full sight of the audience. A strait jacket was buckled on by straps fastened behind his back. By violent exertion of the trunk he managed to work the strap fastening his hands up to his left shoulder and then slipped it forward by grinding his shoulder on the floor. It was then possible for him to unbuckle this strap with his teeth, and to undo with his hands, although enclosed in the sleeves, the strap behind his neck. Thus the jacket was sufficiently loosened to enable...
Ellis at stroke rowed in clean form, but was not vigorous enough to enliven his crew. Kennard, who rowed number 5, leans out of the boat, and at 3 Lunt at times was behind the stroke. Cable, number 2, although inexperienced and clumsy with his arms and body, pulled hard and showed improvement...
...stroke Filley is an experienced oarsman and yesterday although rowing a slow stroke put life into the crew behind him. Guild who has been rowing 7 throughout the season is somewhat uncertain, and yesterday was ragged in his blade work at times. Richardson who has been rowing 5 showed a tendency to feather under water, but his slide was well under control and he carried through a hard stroke. Newhall at 2 was somewhat ragged in his form and over-reached at the catch quite frequently, but as this was only his second day on the water he will probably...