Word: carelessly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Another great possibility for economy is found in the fire system. In one year we spent $8,000,000. Much of this was due to carelessness, particularly in regard to the absence of proper equipment for dwelling houses, hotels, and apartments. Out of the 23 lives lost 22 were due to negligence. By co-operation in assuring proper equipment much fire loss can be avoided. By an increase in insurance rates and a refusal to insure property which had once taken fire from a careless cause, a large amount of damage could further be done away with, and thus...
...Many fires have been started in the College buildings by students' thoughtless practice of throwing matches and the ends of cigars or cigarettes into waste-paper baskets; but these sudden flames are as a rule put out quickly, because the chances are that the fire will start while the careless student is still in his room...
...Draper is not all praise. He says that we cannot get away from the fact that college men are apt to be extravagant, careless, and lacking in application. Fortunately these generally prove to be superficial traits, soon overcome; but they indicate the course which college men should pursue in their reforms. We know from experience that carelessness, at least, is a college failing...
...grass rapidly. They remind us of the elm tree beetles that have destroyed the Yard elms, only the beetles don't know any better. The University has trouble enough with these ignorant pests without having to waste time and money to repair the damage done by the knowing but careless...
...production in general was careless and inadequate, yet the play "scored." There were nine curtain calls after the third act, seven after the fourth: this the sincerer compliment to Mr. Biggers. The action needs quickening in a few places and the dialogue, compression; on the whole both would be creditable work at the hands of a playwright of long experience. There is, throughout, the "Biggers touch" which we have come to know in many delightful stories, deft character drawing, a humor that is original, refreshingly American...