Word: mereness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...closing, M. Tardieu took up the famous Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria and Italy, and the various views with regard to its present efficacy. He characterized it as affording a mere modus vivendi between Italy and Austria, and as having ceased to serve Germany as an instrument for dominating European affairs...
Such censure as has followed the race is extremely unfair to all concerned and wholly unjustified. It is always easy to criticise. When criticism is justly due, in athletics or in other University affairs, let it come. But rather than jump to conclusions, as in this case, from the mere result of a race, let those who criticise first acquire a thorough knowledge of the facts of the situation. WILLIAM G. GRAVES...
...year, there is one occasion upon which a public recognition of their efforts is granted to those who have as important a part as any others in making this University what it is. This occasion is the award of academic distinctions tonight. These men deserve something more than mere academic honors, land those who have been less fortunate can show their own appreciation by their presence at the meeting...
...worst. Lurie's rebuttal which followed, was humorous, and was aimed at proving the cases chosen by his opponents to be sporadic. Butler, closing the debate for the affirmative, said the question was to be looked at from a broad point of view, without taking into consideration mere technicalities. Thus, the so-called Organic Articles of Concordat, though never signed by the Pope, had been in force for 104 years and constituted a status...
...consider the power of the human will in two phases, its early condition of negative obedience, and its later phase of positive service. In the school of obedience we get the training for out later period of service. But this obedience must not be mere acquiescence, but whole-souled acceptance of the judgment of another. In later life this sort of obedience merges insensibly into the power of command...