Word: footholds
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...cattle raising region of the world. This vast agricultural territory is dependent mainly on foreign trade for its manufactures; and now that the war has interfered with Europe's monopoly of this market, an opportunity, much talked of but little appreciated, has been given to Americans to secure a foothold...
...history of the world. The sultan enjoys a semblance of power on the coast; but in the mountainous interior is not even recognized. This absence of a strong central government has often caused international trouble. To establish it, Spain, England and France have each tried to gain a foothold in Morocco, but all attempts to do so have failed...
...more than any one thing to restore them to the place in College which they formerly held. At risk of repetition it must again be urged that Harvard is in serious danger of being cut out by others where she should strain every nerve to keep a firm foothold; and I believe that the above suggestions would do much, if put into practice, toward helping to establish a stronger representation from the central and western states. A WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE...
...Douglass Adams besides several other old Harverford men and, as a consequence, had an unbroken record of victories. Not only were there good cricketers here, but the interest in the game was greatly increased and new material was abundant. It looked as if cricket had gained a lasting foothold at Harvard...
...dignity of Yale University, and intended to belittle the record of this year's Yale team, is so utterly foreign to the spirit in which the H's were removed and the editorials written, that we find it hard to believe that such a misconception can have obtained general foothold in New Haven. Nothing could be further from our intention than to condemn the team for falling to win. Without any reference whatever to the result of either game, or to either of the opposing teams, we voiced the opinion, right or wrong, of a great many Harvard men, including...