Word: met
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Wilson had met before, had laughed together over a tale of a luncheon with President Coolidge in the Adirondacks...
There have been occasions when we, who are met here today to be welcomed into the brotherhood of educated men, wondered why anyone should go to college. We know that college stood primarily for education, and we knew, in a rather vague way; what was meant by education. Some of us came here to carry on the traditions of the medieval clerk, to lay aside the vanities of the world, intent upon enriching the mind with the wisdom that is found in books. Some of us came here "to live", as our present-day novelists would...
...afternoon a strong flood tide against the wind made the water very rough. The first two combinations rowed down to the submarine base, where they met with high waves, and both shells shipped a great deal of water. With no floats downstream at which they could land to empty the shells, the craft were forced to return to the boat house with over two inches of water aboard...
Harvard played host to 1200 pilgrims of old England yesterday when the delegation of British Congregational clergymen and laymen was welcomed by Professor E. C. Moore, representing President Lowell, on behalf of the Corporation. The former president of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions met the delegation at commonwealth pier yesterday and conducted the pilgrimmage to Cambridge, where the official reception was held in Appleton Chapel...
Then Joel 0. Cheek did a very bold thing for a merchant. He started a national advertising campaign before he could supply the goods he advertised. But he created an insistent demand, and by the time his salesmen got to northern, midwestern, southwestern, northwestern and Pacific Coast jobbers they met very little sales-resistance...