Word: controlable
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Stroke rows smoothly and uses his legs well, but needs to apply more vigor at both ends of the stroke, and slow his slide a little; 7 rows very roughly, meeting his oar and finishing badly; 6, shoves out, does not control his slide, lifts the boat and does not feather; 5 swings in a circle, does not control his slide, is slow and weak at the catch, jerks his arms into his body, slow in getting his arms away and is ineffective in making the boat go ahead; 4 is apt to lose control of his slide...
...such accidents are liable to happen every day unless those who have control of that field understand that to their negligence of their duty such accidents...
...never attained an age at which they were free from the power of the father. When the sons married their wives and children also came into the power of the father and so on, the descendants always being under the power of the oldest male of the family, who controlled all the affairs and who owned all the property and slaves and had the power of life and death over the children. This, as may be seen, is very different from our way, as when a son attains a certain age he is entirely free from the power...
...aims are hostile to the public welfare.- [a] Socialistic, e. g. Sub Treasury Scheme and Government control of Railroads; Public Opinion VIII, 532, IX, 167, 168, 241, 408, 475, X, 172, 219, 220, 565, 611, 613; Nation L, 404; Spectator, V, p. 44; Jan. 10, '91, American XXI, 23.- [b] Ruinous to our financial system, e. g. Abolition of National Banks and Free Silver: Public Opinion, IX, 408, X, 171, 217, 218; American XIX, 447; Nation LII, 104, 229, 230.- [c] Chimerical, e. g. Prevention of dealing in futures and lowering rate of interest; Public Opinion, VIII...
Bowdoin College has voted to have an advisory athletic board control its athletics...