Word: offsets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first important one on the Freshman schedule; yet there was but a mere handful of spectators. The eleven can hardly be blamed for not playing a good game when they had not enough supporters to raise an effective cheer. They have difficulties of their own, which should be offset by the hearty support of their classmates, rather than added to by the lack of it. A privilege is granted the class in allowing it to represent the University in intercollegiate contests; and it is its duty in return to do everything in its power to send out winning teams. Every...
Even should the trustees be unable to raise the $2,000,000, Mr. Rockefeller's offer will not become wholly inoperative, for the reason that he agrees to offset gifts as fast as they are made up to the $2,000,000 limit. By this means every dollar given the university during the next four years will represent double its face value...
...Trusts are a natural result of industrial conditions. - (a) Lower prices caused by overproduction. - (b) Opposition of labor to corresponding reduction of wages. - (c) Organized for self protection as offset to trade unions. - (d) Trend of all industry is toward combination, W. Gladden, "Tools and the Man," ch. on "Collapse of Competition...
...century have been the little islands across the Atlantic and here we have similar competition growing up in three small islands across the Pacific. For the honor of this country, it is to be hoped that we may acquire dominion over the Hawaiian Islands as an offset to the Japanese hold on Corea...
Brewer and Wrightington will not quite offset Butterworth and Thorne. Brewer is better and quicker on round the end plays and sharper in finding holes than Butterworth. He is not, however, the line breaker that Butterworth is, and he falls far below him in kicking. Taken all in all, he can not be considered the equal of the man who was last year, America's best back...