Word: lacking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...complaint which we occasionally hear about the uselessness of bothering about it, which then results in selecting a lot of heterogeneous work, clearly arises from idleness and a lack of recognition of the responsibility which rests on a man's shoulders in this matter. This feeling, fortunately, obtains in a very meagre proportion of the students and is sure to be condemned by all the rest...
...Hoist. An illustration of it may be seen in his striking note at pp. 136, 137, on the Indians. 'The first cause of the failures and mistakes,' he keenly remarks, and it is as true today as it ever was, 'has been in no small degree the lack of knowledge of and care for the fundamental question of Law.' It is a shrewd remark that 'the constitutional law as to the obligation of contracts made by legislation is still in embryo, despite the numberless decisions upon it.' The merits and the true bearing of the excellent proposal to bring...
...regatta committee has decided upon the men who shall represent the University in the race with Yale. The crew has rowed for no length of time together, and consequently, are in poor form. This lack of experience and practice will be done away with by the day of the race. The men, individually are all good. They...
...following is the score of the game played by the Freshmen against the Brooklines on Monday. It was omitted from yesterday's paper owing to lack of space...
...approved by people of liberal views in matters of education. In spite of the increased attention which is now being paid to the study of the English language and literature in colleges and other institutions of learning both in this country and in England, there is still a notable lack of interest in the subject exhibited in quarters where it ought not to exist. The reasons for this have often been discussed, and do not again need to be rehearsed; that they are insufficient is now admitted in certain high quarters where the admission would have been impossible...