Word: mereness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...mere outsider it would seem as if the situation in Italy were grave, to say the least. The Italian Socialists, who are a frankly revolutionary body, and who have always opposed annexation of the eastern shore of the Adriatic, are said to have won 150 out of 508 seats in the recent elections. But in spite of this, Gabriele d'Annunzio seems to be able to do what he likes with the army, whether the government likes it or not. To a more outsider it would seem a poor time for an Italian Premier to rail at Italy's allies...
...remedy for the situation is not in brute force. Harsh and repressive measures will merely drive more and more voters into the new party. The remedy lies in justice and fair dealing on both sides. At the present time capital holds the upper hand. It should be the business of capital to meet labor and adjust their differences equally. Though there never was a time when production meant so much to the world, capital and labor bicker and brawl. This cannot go on. The new party shows that the crisis is at hand. It can be averted...
...most important objects of compulsory physical training is to interest Freshmen in some form of outdoor sport. Exercise in a gymnasium is good, but is does not fill the place of a competitive game played in the open air. Mere development of the muscles during one year is not what is wanted; a real interest must be aroused so that men will regard their exercise not as an unpleasant task required of them, but as a real pleasure which they will continue throughout their college course...
...applications have been received since Monday night. This brings the total number of applications up to 3616, including those for single seats in the cheering section and those for two seats outside of the cheering section. Therefore, the number of seats thus applied for is much greater than the mere total of applications...
...means let tennis be recognized as soon as possible as a collegiate major sport, where it belongs by every law of popularity, of physical demands and of standards of skill, so that eventually the last vestige of that stigma which has so long marked is as "a mere social diversion," will have been removed forever. New York Times