Word: neglectful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Argall in 1617. John Rolfe was appointed secretary. Argall, arrived in Virginia, found well under way the development of a new industry-tobacco-growing. As the great purchasing power of tobacco came to be known, people began to devote themselves more and more to its production, to the neglect of other industries. This brought to the colony people of business qualities and the character and fortunes of all began steadily to improve...
...been suggested before, every man of the slightest ability in public speaking, whether he has been on an intercollegiate debate before, or whether he has had no experience, should speak tonight. Interest in the Yale debate and the desire to represent Harvard in it should not lead men to neglect the Princeton debate which is certainly equally important...
Brief Proper.I. Annual elections have grave defects. A. Their frequency presents dangers. (1) The work must be left to professional politicians and bosses. (a) Few of the best men can actively participate. (2) Constantly recurring elections breed neglect of issues. (a) In off-years half the registered voters do not vote in Massachusetts. (b) On the average only 67 per cent. vote in Massachusetts. (c) In representative biennial election states 80 per cent, and over vote. (E. H. Haskell, Biennial Elections, p. 13.) B. They are expensive. (1) $148,000 is spent on a single election. (Mr. Winn, Boston Traveller...
...finished in morning hours of two consecutive days, or go on calendar as unfinished business, put it at mercy of speaker. (3) Method of obtaining from the Committee on Rules a day for considering a measure, enables Speaker to kill it. (a) As chairman of that committee he may neglect to call a meeting. (4) He can refuse without appeal to entertain any motion as dilatory. (Carlisle, No. Am. Rev., 150, 395.) D. Powers of Speaker are out of accord with ideas held by framers of Constitution. (1) Their idea of speaker was a modera or. Carlisle...
Several communications have been received this fall, which, owing to a neglect of this requirement rather than to any unfitness for publication, have been rejected...