Word: mere
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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After a brief sketch of the history of industrial combinations in the United States. Mr. Montague shows that the "trust problem" resolves itself into this: If the trusts deserve to live the savings of combinations must be found real and legitimate; and the evils flowing either from the mere fact of monopoly or from the particular form assumed by existing combinations must be shown to be self-corrective or capable of correction by statute. Then attempting the solution of this problem, the author brings forward evidence tending to show that most trusts have not raised prices and have assembled sufficient...
...cost of a partial sacrifice of the elective system. "A Recent Book on Greek Sculpture" is concise, to the point, and in a graceful style. It does what reviews frequently do not do--combines keen criticism with a sense of appreciation. "The Outside Dormitory: Pro and Con" is a mere collection of superficial commonplaces...
...when not punting, to rely upon rushes through the line. Its superiority in weight gave it the advantage over West Point in these line rushes, an advantage which would have been even more decisive had the line played with more than momentary vim. It seemed to be satisfied with mere shoving, instead of following the play through. The slowness of the line was frequently responsible for the failure of the backs to make gains...
...secretary until at the end of a few years they are filed away in the College Library. With the purpose of the sketches thus explained it is to be hoped that men will have no further difficulty in filling out their "lives." Some may choose to give a mere outline of events not covered by the questions; others may give a psychological analysis of their characters, showing the influence of events, of friends and of their home...
...teams be recorganized as far as possible under the same names and that the cups be competed for on practically the same conditions as in previous years. A special effort, however, will be made this year to have each team bona fide and not, as has sometimes happened, a mere collection of names with only a few actual players. If this is carried out, there will be little difficulty in having the games occur on scheduled time, without default by the weaker teams...