Word: matters
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...city as thoroughly acquainted as possible with the qualifications of the candidates of all parties. Members of the University who regard Cambridge as their home, or who have acquired a legal residence here, may be willing to enlist in the Good Government League's work as a matter of public spirit; but all men who wish to fit themselves for effective service as citizens would find it a useful experience. Familiarity with local political conditions is not necessary; in fact, some of the best reports made for the Good Government League in former years have been prepared...
...PHYSICAL COLLOQUIUM. "The Corpuscular Theory of the Constitution of Matter." Dr. Lyman. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Room...
...PHYSICAL COLLOQUIUM. "The Corpuscular Theory of the Constitution of Matter." Dr. Lyman. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Room...
...lecturer next described the training and daily routine of a life-saver. The men must pass civil service examinations and severe annual physical tests. The pay is small and the work proportionally hard, for two men are always on patrol duty at night and on foggy days, and no matter what the weather is, they must remain out four hours at a time. Frequent drills are held with the self-righting and self-bailing boats and with the breeches-buoy...
...Connor laid great streets on this peculiar mixture of laxity and stern customs in Parliamentary procedure. While, for example, lounging, yawning, and sleeping during an opponent's speech is a common matter, leaving the chamber without bowing before the speaker's chair is unheard of. But many of the irrevocable customs, ridiculous as they may seem to one who does not understand their meaning, were, at the time of their institution, founded on necessary circumstances, and therefore worthy of respect. In the paraphernalia, customs, and associations of Westminster Abbey, historic past and actual present are strangely mingled...