Word: losely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nineveh. Cry out against that great city for its sins." Jonah answered fiercely: "You . . . What are you God of ? Were you God of Israel when a Tyrian stole my love? Was I your prophet then?" In anger, he took ship for Tarshish, thinking by this to make God lose...
...example of the problems that arise was presented in the case of dramatic art. The Corporation was exceedingly sorry to lose Professor Baker because it esteemed his work very highly; but has felt that his work was a personal one, and that when it should end a theatre and a permanent school for playwrights would not be wise. In view of other pressing and growing needs it was of the opinion that bringing the various parts of the University into excellent condition, or keeping them so, was of greater importance. Its aim has been to place every part...
...well knew the prowess of the Hackensack fellows, each one over six feet high. He well knew that this team, of all the opponents of Passaic, did not shiver with stage fright when they confronted the "invincible" Passaicians. Therefore Hackensack was hated and feared in Passaic. "We'd rather lose to any team than Hackensack," said Krakovitch, Russel, Rohrback, Adams, Pashman, reassuring their followers. These followers groaned when Bollerman (six feet six inches), Hackensack centre, tipped the ball to a Hackensack forward who passed it, caught it, passed it, caught it, spun it into the basket for the first score...
...Sunday the University team shut out the University Club 5 to 0, and won an easy victory from the Rockaway Hunt, 4 to 1. The only Crimson player to lose was Debevoise, who was defeated in straight games by Richards of the Hunt Club...
...Willard Reed '91, principal of Browne and Nichols School, considers the ruling uncalled for. "This new regulation means that a boy will lose a whole school year because he fails one examination," he declared. "The Committee has always said that it made it a rule to consult with headmasters on such matters, but I know of no secondary school heads who were consulted on this rule. Certainly no pressure came from the schools and I cannot understand the Committee's motive. The new rule will undoubtedly cause unjust misery for many students...