Word: lose
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...women should mix in political affairs, their elevating influence upon society through the home would be impaired.- (a) Their greatest strength lies in influencing their sons and husbands toward good.- (b) Not only would they lose much of this influence, but also their own self-respect.- (c) The testimony of Kansas points toward a lowering of woman's dignity through politics: Nation...
...while they were speaking. It was not, however, by any means a walkover, for Princeton's representatives had a very strong case and made a creditable showing. The Harvard men feeling perhaps that they had the weaker side of the case were on their mettle, and they did not lose a single opportunity to improve their position and undermine that of their opponents. The closing speeches of the men who had the negative of the question were masterpieces, and probably nothing finer has been heard in Sanders Theatre since the first joint debate years...
...determine which couple shall go up from Section II of the last round, Porter and Pratt shall play Jenkins and Sellers Monday, Feb. 24, and if the former win they shall go up; but if they lose, Jenkins and Sellers shall then play Catlin and Baldwin on Tuesday, and the latter shall play Porter and Pratt on Wednesday. The couple winning in this play-off shall at once communicate the fact to couples one and two of Section I, that they may arrange their matches...
...Macedonian conquest changd the conditions under which, down to that time, the production of the precious metals had been carried on. Gold had already begun to lose its character as treasure, and take on its character as money. Gold to the value of L40,000,000 sterling was carried by Alexander into Macedonia, and from Macedonia it was carried by Paullus to Rome. Suddenly, violently, the whole mass accumulated unpper non-economic principles came under the control of economic law. The effect upon prices was enormous. It was characteristic of the Roman People that this effect was turned to evil...
...opportunity of hearing so distinguished an economist as General Walker is one which no student can well afford to lose. Especially is this true when the subject for discussion in the lectures is a question which is now of the greatest importance to this country...