Word: occur
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Analysis" tries to wheedle the ambitious into English 18. The remaining two articles are a reasonable view of the football outlook by Mr. Watts, and a story. The editors ought of course to be very much more careful of their diction: "long pants" and "America's greatest educator" occur in one column of the editorials...
...training have been kept awake several hours at a time by pointless cheering and singing. It would seem, therefore, that putting the whole matter on the basis of loyalty to the athletes who represent us, some general sentiment should be started to stop these unreasonable disturbances which occur with startling frequency. If a general sentiment is not effective there are other methods of suppression, less gentle, but perfectly justifiable...
...Most of us, however, have now passed that stage in our development where we must stamp our feet and explode torpedoes to show our approval of or indifference to what the lecturer says. It is very safe to say that the majority of students in these courses where disturbances occur with systematic regularity do disapprove the method of expression at least. Without the least pretence of being in a position to preach against the faults of some childish students, we do feel that the majority should rule and not sit indifferently or with forced smiles while the same few, from...
Several disadvantages occur from widely spread municipal ownership. Withdrawal of private capital would cause a great loss to the citizens. The actual working of governmental monopolies is slow and deadening, as the element of personal gain is entirely absent...
...Aidos" and "Nemesis" are terms which occur frequently in Greek literature. The former is used in regard to one's own feelings about one's act. "Nemesis" means righteous indignation, and is used in regard to the act of another...