Word: meant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...believe that it was potently pointed out and generally acceded to that while there was no stigma to being a professional, there was to being dishonest. That sport for sport's sake really meant something . . . and that the loss in numbers to the amateur ranks by the defection of those hwo would not compete unless their athletic clubs reimbursed them for lost wages, would be more than overcome by the satisfaction of the amateurs in that they had given up something purely pecuniary for something more profitable. In other words, the replenishing of ones pocketbook was not as important...
...first of the misfortunes that have beset Brown all season occurred in the Pennsylvania game, when Stephens, who had been filling the great Eckstein's shoes at center in fine fashion, was badly injured. His loss meant the shifting of Hodge from tackle to center, with Magee going to tackle...
Swelled with pride at his success thus far, Super-Tuchun Wu despatched a note to the Customs Conferees at Peking, suggesting that their assembly might well be postponed "until such time as a more representative Government functions in China." He meant, of course, "I'm going to gobble up China, Peking and all. Better wait until I do and negotiate with me." The Conferees, secure in their nine-powered might, ignored Wu for the present and opened their deliberations...
...title means "The Five Books," the pentateuch. It is the book of niti, which means roughly, "the wise conduct of life." The tales are of beasts but meant for men, being divided into these sections: "The Loss of Friends," "The Winning of Friends," "Crows and Owls" (treating of peace, war, etc.), "Loss of Gains" (giving counsel for the retention of property) and "Ill-considered Action...
...famed is Halfback Eddie Tryon, the hardest blob in Colgate's tube, but he met his match?and who would it be but Dinty Moore, red-haired Lafayette quarterback? Once Dinty Moore intercepted a Tryon pass that would have meant a touchdown, and ran it back to midfield; over and over he gained. Score: Colgate 7; Lafayette...