Word: contended
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...well known to be so good that no one will go in against him, he ought to have the cup and the championship. If a man holds a championship belt his name is inscribed on it every year, until it is taken from him, whether he has to contend for it every year or not. If there is no one who dares encounter him, it goes without saying that he is the best man, and he should be rewarded accordingly...
...such cases of temporary embarrassment the Corporation are now completely helpless. They are powerless to avert the injury which is inflicted upon the whole University by serious though temporary reverses in any one of its departments; they cannot contend against that sense of general instability which such reverses are calculated to inspire; they cannot prevent frequent breaks in the continuity of the development of the various departments, although that continuity is essential to economy of administration, to robustness of growth, and to the dignity of the University...