Word: lessening
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...Would Socialism increase, or lessen, Political Corruption...
...feel the need of it." I then told him that I would not touch wine again for a year if he would not, and the bargain was struck. The fact is that we find we can't afford to belong to an aristocracy who drink. If we would lessen the misery about us we must set the example. We might have no reason for not taking a glass now and then if there were not examples innumerable to show us the danger of it. The more brilliant the man, the more apt he is to be ruined by the idea...
...call in another column for candidates for the tug-of-war team. Laying aside the consideration that Harvard is opposed to the tug-of-war as a college sport, we still have the plain fact before us that, by refusing to contest in it this year, we should deliberately lessen our chances for the Mott Haven Cup. We cannot afford to lessen these chances for victory; and for that reason the captain is making every effort to put a winning tug-of-war team in the field. The duty of the college is plain enough. They must come forward...
...committee on athletics with great confidence that it will take no step that will injure the track and field sports that are the special charge of the H. A. A. Any step that would lessen interest in training for these events would be an injury. No such step has been taken...
...been hurt, and his place had been taken by Marshall. At the beginning of the second half Mason took Cumnock's place, Heard played at guard in place of P. Trafford, and Goldthwaite played right tackle while Blanchard took Shaw's place at guard. These changes seemed to lessen the effectiveness of Harvard's work. When Lee took Lake's place a little after the beginning of the half, the play became even more loose. Speir went through a great hole in the line between Heard and Upton and gained about 40 yards. This seemed to arouse the team...