Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...barbarian invasion. The debris was scattered over the world and on it the seeds of the new religion were strewn, took root and flourished. In fine, all history is a puzzle of which Christ is the Great Solution. He alone was able to give true civilization. He alone can maintain...
...intend to enter business cannot maintain that their college work has been less valuable, while those who study law will gain a whole year. Similar privileges producing parallel results will be extended to the seniors who desire to go through the School of Mines, and of course also to those who wish to study in the School of Political Science or in the School of Philosophy...
...United States hold such a right by the established general principles of international law. (a) 1t is the custom of nations to maintain jurisdiction over large bodies of waters, and no limit is observed by them as to the extent of their jurisdiction from the shore-e.g. Chesapeake Bay, Bay of Chaleurs, Fortune Bay, Long Island Sound, Battie, formerly Gulf of Manar, etc. (b) A nation's first duty is to maintain the existence of its inhabitants, and a number of the inhabitants of the United States would starve if the government did not protect the seal fisheries. Hall...
...establish a fund in memory of the late George William Sawin. This fund will be held in trust for the following purposes: 1, The income to be paid to the mother of the late George W. Sawin during her life; 2, after her death, the income to maintain a George W. Sawin instructorship or fellowship in Harvard university, the incumbent to be by preference a student of mathematics. Mr. Henry M. Spelman, 50 State St., Boston, Mass., will act as treasurer of the fund...
...that the freshman, sophomore and junior classes numbered together 825 persons, and that of this number 87 left college at or before the end of the year, and 42 were dropped to a lower class. In other words, it appears that one person in nine failed to maintain his place in college. The majority of those who leave altogether withdraw voluntarily; but they do so because they become satisfied after trial that they have not health or capacity enough to meet the demands of the college, or, if they are poor, that their chances of success in college work...