Word: exacting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...would present to the University a plaster statue of himself, cast from life. This cast, which is now on exhibition at the Washington street entrance to Keith's Theatre, was made at the request of the British Government and is especially remarkable as being the only instance of an exact reproduction in plaster of a living man. There are but two other copies of this statue in existence, one of which is in the British Museum and the other in Sandow's house in London...
...meeting in the interest of the proposed building for the Department of Philosophy, Emerson Hall, has just been arranged by the Visiting Committee. As yet the exact date is undetermined, but the meeting will probably be held in Boston toward the end of next week, special invitations being sent to men interested in the undertaking...
...what do we mean by men being created equal? We mean that in natural rights every man is the equal of every other man. We mean that society should be as nearly as possible adjusted so as to enable every man to get from it in exact proportion as he contributes...
...Roman contemporain estil une peinture exact de 1a Societe Francaise...
...position of the professional trainer, no readjustment would be necessary. The successful trainer is always a man of judgement and experience, with a keen eye and a knowledge of detail which, if often empirical, is always positive. His power lies in these qualities, and he is able to exact implicit obedience. The proposed scheme of examinations would not--could not, in fact--supplant his watchfulness; but it might aid him by finding out the real cause of what he calls 'staleness...