Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second match of the Chess Club with the Dorchester Chess and Checker Club in the Metropolitan League series was played last night and resulted in a score of 4-2 in favor of Harvard...
...vote of 295 to 88 the Class decided in favor of wearing caps and gowns after...
...conclusion let me emphasize two strong points in favor of the Committee's plan. First, all the events are gathered within a reasonably small number of days. It will be convenient for Class Day guests to remain for the boat race. That occasion is bound to benefit by the change. The race already suffers under the disadvantage of being held at a distance. The plan suggested in the communication means if anything a smaller attendance at the race. The Committee's plan means a larger attendance...
...That over ninety-nine per cent. of those replying were in favor of the compression of the events into one week...
...move. They know when that individual criminal is arrested and brought to justice; on the other hand, the people of the country hear of an act of violence; they may not know that the perpetrator is at once arrested, and in their ignorance of exact conditions are apt to favor action uncalled for by the particular situation. The complex local conditions of every section raise an insuperable objection to federal interference in local affairs. As long as the United States interfered during the Reconstruction Period in the South it was impossible to rebuild the South...