Word: merely
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...which cost about twenty-five thousand dollars, and the ground on which it stands was presented by the Greek government. In fact the work both of directors and students is greatly facilitated, not only by the material help always afforded the institution by the government, but also by the mere feeling that the country where their studies are pursued wishes them well and is willing to do all in its power if any new assistance may be needed...
...difficult to see how this plan can be called "a cautious experiment." A sudden reversal of the traditions of the college, even though the backward movement were very slight at first could be no mere experiment. It would be a step on an entirely new road, and one which it would be almost impossible to retrace. It would also inaugurate a new and most dangerous policy, for the college is now asked for the first time to cut off a part of its best education to regain time which has been worse than wasted in the lower schools, while there...
...shipwreck Paul, though a prisoner, gave his orders about the management of the vessel and was implicitly obeyed. The men seemed to be aware that it was not the mere prisoner who was commanding them, but the influence of the divine leader working through...
...candidates for athletic honors must get acquainted with the right idea of work; they must start in with it in mind, and devote all their energies to doing their whole duty. This is not a mere harangue, without a purpose,-it expresses what everyone connected with Harvard has longed to see for many years, a body of athletes at Cambridge going to work with a determination to do every thing...
...three winter meetings held each year On the other hand no Harvard student who is not a member of the H. A. A. is allowed to buy tickets for the winter meetings, or to take part in any of the athletic meetings. But aside from mere personal considerations every student should remember that the main part of the expenses of the H. A. A. is paid by the fees of those who join, and that it is, hence, his duty at least to join the association and in that way help to support the Mott Haven team. To give every...