Word: lessened
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...notion that our troops would ever fight in European conflicts would scarcely have been foreseen a few years ago. Literal adhierence to any archaic stipulation may be legally correct, but it may be diplomatically wrong. Our prohibitions, where they are not to our advantage, should not appear to lessen an appreciation of France's gifts. The customary practice among our allies is to wear such medals, and we are expected to follow a similar policy. Let not Frenchmen think that we are indifferent to their highly prized rewards. Although we do not doubt the legality of the discussed restriction...
...main value of retaliation is to lessen injuries by discouraging them. But a war aiming to defend American lives or to establish international law seems valueless to me because I think it would defeat its own ends. Another use of retaliation is to win prestige. I myself put faith in other expedients than war to gain a less precarious and less costly prestige. But war can be strongly argued on the ground of prestige and also on the premise that the Allies cause is our cause. To wage war as a point of honor, however, seems...
...clock in what will be the first winter track meet participated in by University Freshman for several years. Under the coaching of "Pooch" Donovan and Dr. Morrill the 1920 team has been rapidly developing since the first of January. The illness of H. B. Davis '20 will lessen the chances of the Freshmen in the 600-yard run, but P. E. Stevenson '20 should place well in the 1,000-yard event and A. Horween '20 is expected to win the shot...
...course not all students wish to use even one or two evenings in this way; nor would all instructors. And it would doubtless be well to extend the length of a session in order to lessen the number of evening so broken into. Such a plan would probably increase the efficiency of both day and evening for many students...
...polo regulations have been changed to lessen the rough play to a considerable extent. Specific rules have been made regarding fouls, and especially personal fouls. The penalties have been graduated and the referee is required to announced both the nature of the offense and the name of the player. The most radical change forbids a player to hold the opponent with the ball, or any other player within four feet of the ball under water for more than 10 seconds. Another change allows the team in possession of the ball to make substitution at any time. The captains...