Word: brunt
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attempt will be made this spring to introduce into the preparatory schools this new stroke for use during the coming seasons. As there are six crew "H" men in college representing six different school, it is probable that the brunt of this work of propaganda will fall on them...
...March 25, 1917, and later, in August, it was combined with the Eighth Massachusetts to form what is now the regular 104th United States Infantry, of the 26th Division. This division left for France soon afterward, and was assigned to the Chemin-des-Dames sector. It bore the brunt of all the fighting in the vicinity of Chateau-Thierry, and was later transferred to the Toul sector...
...Irish have borne the brunt of much misrule and the question of Ireland is, no doubt, a black page in English history. For the present, nevertheless, the Irish have failed to appreciate their obligations and have conducted themselves in a manner out of harmony with the safety of the empire. In mixing home rule and conscription, England has blundered both as regards justice and expediency. Irish conscription we must have; and home rule we may have, but the two bear no direct relation to each other...
...Barring the unexpected, we have a long road to victory. It is for us Americans, who, even after a year, are still upon the threshold of an appreciable participation, it is for us to redouble our efforts toward effectively aiding those heroic peoples who have so long borne the brunt of the battle, and who, even now, are sorely pressed for our assistance. America has for a year been in a dream, patting herself on the back for the purity of ideals which only a few of her men have yet actively supported. America must come down...
...fastest man and the most powerful offensive factor, although Van Ingen and R. J. Phillips on the two wings played a consistent aggressive game. Sessions, however, was easily the most valuable player. In spite of his light weight he used his body extremely well, and bore the brunt of the whole defence. Of the substitutes, C. C. Adams and F. M. Bacon were the most effective, Adams holding to his position better than any other...