Word: controlling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...could be made. At Williams the proposal was very favorably received and met with the approval of those members of the faculty who are most interested in oratorical work; and it is probable that the movement will result in the formation of a permanent intercollegiate debating society, under whose control debates will be held during the winter term of each college year...
...person Booth was singularly good to look at. He was of middle height and more closely knit than most Americans, but his body, though so compact, was grace itself. Every muscle, every feature was under perfect control, and it was this that enabled him to be his best characters rather than to act them. His beauty was of a manly kind and showed the intellect which lay behind it; but his voice was perhaps his chief charm. He was a model for all speakers of English, and he gave Shakespeare's lines with as little effort as if they were...
...supposed to exist in Cambridge, he offers as a means for meeting the present needs of the college, the plan of a large central kitchen supplying many club tables, each, perhaps, with a local sub-kitchen as an annex to the main one; the whole to be under the control of the college...
Question: "Resolved, That the United States should take immediate steps toward assuming complete ownership and control of the telegraph...
...telegraph, for (1) Civil Service Reform must precede any such action. (2) Western Union Co. is giving cheap and efficient service. (3) Other alternatives must first be examined. (a) Establishment of government postal telegraph offices, and the letting out of contract for carrying messages to telegraph companies. (b) Government control of telegraph by interstate commission...