Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Jews believed in common with most nations that-if God were offended by disobedience proper relations might be resumed with Him by means of sacrifices. The Jews however had a more complete and symmetrical belief than other peoples. Instead of many temples and priests, we find but one temple and but one priest...
...that in some notes such as those of the voice and stringed instruments, what we call the pitch of the note is accompanied by a number of higher and fainter pitches. These are called overtones. The researches of Helmboltz have proved that this is not the exceptional but the common case and that comparatively few instruments (the tuning fork being one) give notes in which the pitch we principally notice is the only one apparent to closer scrutiny. According to his theory timbre, or the characteristic quality which differentiates notes of the same pitch from different sources depends upon whether...
...Association game has undergone a great change. It used to be a dribbling individual game, and long brilliant runs were common. Most of the force of the eleven was put into the forwards, there being only one full-back, one half-back and one goal keeper. Lately the game has become much more scientific. The defence has been strengthened by the addition of one more full-back, and one, afterwards two, half-backs. The forwards have to play a co-operative game and individual playing is made entirely subordinate to team work...
...Constructive Trusts arising out of Fiduciary Relations. 3. Judicial Legislation; its Legitimate Function, if any, in the Development of the Common...
...page devoted to "Course of Study is an innovation and announces that candidates for college are prepared in any of the common matter that is that advanced courses are now offered in Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, French and German, corresponding to freshmen courses in college. A student is allowed however to make such a combination of studies as best suits his needs. The English course has been lengthened and at present extends through four years...