Word: detriment
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...advantages arising from this are several and important. In the first place it will relieve the work hitherto borne by undergraduate managers of the various teams. This work has naturally taken a large part of their time and thought with serious detriment to their college studies. They will, however, be appointed as before, but the responsibility and a large part of the work will be taken from them...
...course, only about a dozen at the most can be kept finally. A large number of the men are very light and can not expect to be kept long; because even those who must be dropped would not be willing to have precious time spent upon them to the detriment of their crew. It is evident that much time is wasted at present upon this large number of candidates that can not possibly be kept. Probably more than two-thirds of the men will be dropped this week. Every man should make it his business to canvas his class...
...Russell's administration does not warrant his re-election. - (a) He has courted popularity to the detriment of his official duties. - (b) - Such little official activity as he has shown has been frequently repugnant to the pledges and principles on which he claimed election a year ago, e. g., his re novals and appointments, and his creation of commissions. - (c) He has neglected to destroy or even weaken the "lobby" evil; Lodge's speech in Boston Herald of Sept. 17, 1891, Lodge's speech in Boston Herald of Sept. 24. Guild's speech in Boston Herald of Sept...
Question: "Resolved, That the McKinley bill is a detriment to American Industry...
Question: "Resolved, That the McKinley bill is a detriment to American Industry...