Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...necessity for the present bill-(a) Thousands of ex-soldiers are dependent for support on private charity, or are in our almshouses; the nation should support them. (b) Lack of legislation for special cases. (c) The bill is framed so as to reduce fraud to a minimum, thereby meeting the objections in the President's veto message of last year...
Page, '88, affirmative, said that our best games had been played in those former years when we played with professionals; that every art can best be learned from those whose business it is to practice said art; that a lack of professional training has made the games none the less exciting, while with such training we should have a chance to beat more often...
...Union is not credited by all as being an enterprising association. At what time and in what manner this rumor arose it is difficult to state, but it is sufficient to call attention to the subject for this evening's debate to refute any ill founded remarks on the lack of enterprisc. An admirable example of its progressive spirit was manifest in the question debated at the last meeting before the recess and now again their interest in college matters is clearly shown in the topic chosen for tonight. All members should not fail to attend, and students...
...nine as a whole was very good, especially that of the new men. The cold made fielding swift balls difficult, and many of the errors were due to that. The most noticeable fault of the nine's work was a carelessness in fielding due, no doubt, to the lack of practice. The quick and accurate fielding which we must have before we can hope to defeat Yale can come only by constant practice. We feel sure that Captain Henshaw's energy and skill will do all that can be done towards bringing the championship back to Harvard this year...
...protests against unnecessary independence and deliberate rudeness on the part of the management of the Co-operative Society. We think that there is good ground for such complaint. There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction, this year, among patrons of the Co-operative Society on account of the lack of attention shown by the management. Whether it is deliberate or not is a question which does not concern us. The fault should be remedied...