Word: offset
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...every reason for believing that there exists in the Freshman class as large a group of men who stay away from smokers because beer is served, as the probable group who would not attend in the absence of that form of refreshment. Thus, the loss of one group is offset by the gain of another...
...authorities would dismiss the Students on Saturday, December 19, they would not be extending the vacation over that of last year. The one day more before Christmas this year would be offset by the one day less after New Year. The authorities saw fit last year to break the tradition of approximately a ten-day vacation, why can they not do the same this year? Why, again, should there be a vacation of traditional length? I am voicing the sentiment of many conscientious students who would greatly appreciate the efforts of the CRIMSON in this direction. A SENIOR...
Saturday's game showed that as yet Yale has not developed a man who can be depended on to kick field goals with any degree of accuracy. The line is undoubtedly inferior to the backfield, but the known weakness of the defence is rather offset by the brilliancy of the attack which combines so well the plunging power of the old fashioned game with the speed and versatility necessary in the more modern "open style" of game...
...University eleven has the stronger backfield but this advantage is offset by the more capable line of the visitors. While Princeton will doubtless output the University, no noticeable gain will be derived from this superiority in view of the greater speed and more efficient work of the University ends...
...dozen more steals to his credit than his nearest rival, averaging two a game, and in two games has managed to steal four times each. In the field, he is not credited with a single error, in spite of the fact that he covers an unusually large territory. To offset these virtues he is, however, weak...