Word: lieing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cases where the superintendent finds difficulty in gaining credit when contracting for the purchase of articles in large quantities, as in the case of fuel, etc., it shall lie in the power of the treasurer to apply to the corporation to guarantee payment for such articles when delivered...
There is an idea prevailing in the breast of many men who are fond of "fun" of a more boisterous kind, that a Cambridge policeman is a pitiless avenger of students' escapades, whose only desire is to lie around corners and get students into trouble. If such persons would call upon the veteran policeman whom we found in the station the other day when we were investigating the "small-pox scare," all of his fears of this monster would be dispelled, and he would find him a pleasant, rugged-faced man, glad to talk on subjects best suited...
...Cornell Sun continues to put in a semioccasional appearance. We like the Sun; there is nothing about it to excite much thought or any partial feeling. When we are tired, we lie down, take up the last copy of the Sun, and are sure to fall immediately into blissful and quiet slumber. Now that the kidnapping excitement is over, and the freshman supper is a thing of the buried past, what will the poor Sun editor find to write about...
...students as to the large amount of work required by instructors: lessen the work as much as possible, and still the student complains that it is too much, and cases occur where the health breaks down under the mental pressure. One cause of this can be found to lie, not so much in the quantity of work as in the regularity and systematic way in which it is performed. Many high authorities concur in the opinion that an almost unlimited amount of mental work may be done by the brain provided it is performed at regular hours, and proper care...
...practice many indulge in, which, to say the least, is very annoying. I refer to the habit of leaving the reserved books scattered all over the reading room. Men often take a book from the shelves for reference and, after they are done with it, let it lie on one of the tables instead of returning it to its proper place. This is the source of the greatest annoyance to many other men who wish to refer to the same book. It is often almost impossible to learn whether a particular book is in the library...