Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fact that on the question of bimetalism, the substantial matter at issue, the Harvard argument was unquestionably the stronger. Still, I think, the reason of our defeat is perfectly clear. The Yale men held that by the first half of the question the affirmative was required to defend a certain policy on the part of Congress; this policy, said the Yale speakers, would bring disaster. The Harvard men tried to make out that the first clause of the subject meant nothing in particular, and made no attempt to answer the argument based on the Yale interpretation. The judges, it seems...
...Lehmann said that though there were certain prominent faults apparent, he was, on the whole, well satisfied with the work done in his absence...
Almost every year at least two or three men who would be almost certain of places on the University athletic teams are either barred from taking part in the all-important contests or else are not even in a position to train for the teams, because of being put on probation for deficiency in college work. If a man of some athletic ability comes here, interests himself in things which will be of benefit to him alone, and is unwilling to do what he can just as well as not to help a thletics in the University, aside from what...
...regard to the exclusion from the CRIMSON office last June of the representatives of certain Boston papers, the writer implies that this step was taken by the CRIMSON Board because it was thought that the reports of the baseball celebration were the work of the Harvard correspondents. This was not the case. The editors understood perfectly at the time that none of the reports were written by students. As they then took care to expain, it was intended to show those papers which had been most conspicuous in the past for the publication of similar articles that the CRIMSON considers...
...certain that in this century the theory of an evolutionary method of some sort in this universe has taken fast hold upon thinking men. Especially is this the case as to the life of man as man upon our planet. While a quiet evolution is easily seen in laws and political institutions, a more violent process is no less evident. So far the progress of man has been, far more than we could have wished, by catastrophies...