Word: build
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...University must see that a new hall is an imperative necessity. How shall we get a new hall? By dodging the only scheme which has equality and justice as its foundation? No! And especially so, as authorized members of the Corporation have declared that they will never build a new hall while the system of general tables exists in Memorial. On the other hand they have said that if the plan of 1 1-2 men to a seat proved successful it would be a great inducement to the Corporation to build a new hall...
...present policy is to build a navy such as to rival that of any European power...
...build a navy beyond the needs of ordinary official and police service is bad policy, because it would require a needless expense (a) for original cost; (b) for continual remodelling on account of rapid changes in naval architecture...
...sport that is as popular as tennis, is it wise to cripple other branches of athletics for the convenience of the tennis association? There seems to be something radically wrong in any scheme that deprives us unnecessarily of one of our principal athletic fields. It is perfectly possible to build these courts at the western end of the field and in other places that will not interfere with the baseball ground. In fact the graduate manager has offered to build a larger number of courts than the tennis association wants and not injure the field at all. It is true...
William Ernest Henley is an impressionist in poetry. He has given us many bright little glints and sketches. A characteristic of Henly is his pugnacity. He is always trying to overthrow the reputations of the men who possess them, and to build up reputations for the men who have none...