Word: killingly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Corporation, it is understood that they opposed the petition unanimously. The chief objections were: the late time of the year for beginning a scheme which would be essentially experimental; the liability to injure the field by embankments for the pond, and by the extensive drainage required; the liability to kill the grass by so much ice; the apparently deficient estimate of the expense of the work; and the inconvenience to those who have to cross the field. The Corporation has never been in favor of enclosures where admission is paid, and they felt that a skating pond on Holmes Field...
...heard many marvellous stories, some of pigmies and others of monstrous creatures. These stories, improbable as they seemed, all agreed with one another. Convinced finally that there must be some truth in them, he determined to push on into the forest. There he was so fortunate as to kill a monster gorilla, the first gorilla killed by any white man since Hannibal slew them two thousand five hundred years...
...slugging" and absolute determination in umpires to rule it out, and, we may add, hearty support of umpires by students. More specifically, much may be done by the three great games this season to put an end to this unfair, unmanly "slugging." These three games, if rightly conducted, can kill it beyond possibility of its reappearance. Here is certainly a chance where all the colleges can unite for the purification of athletics...
...clubs, that what is not granted to one should not be to others does not hold good in this case. For, while the Sophomore Theatricals may do no good the freshman. Musical Clubs do. This action is decidedly unfair, and if the vote is rigidly enforced it will kill all freshman musical organizations. In view of the two important arguments in their favor a rigorous enforcement of this vote will be decidedly unjust...
Contrary to common opinion, the Scandinavian was not especially bloodthirsty. It is true that he did rate human life low. His devotion to duty was strong and if he thought it his duty to kill several people he never hesitated to do it, although he had no admiration for wanton cruelty...