Word: outweighed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...schools for propaganda. The case would prove itself. But when they are asked to teach, not the truth about war, but the theoretical wrongfulness of a certain use of war, they are diverted from their purpose and debased, and all to no purpose. A brass band and bronze buttons outweigh volumes of that kind of exhortation...
...pressure which it can ill bear, and is hindering it in its struggle for existence. Her actions are undermining the friendship which has grown up with England, and are lowering her position in the regard of most Americans. The loss of the friendship of these countries would far outweigh any gain from supplies of coal or iron. I oppose the French action", the speaker concluded, "not because of any pity for the Germans, but because it is a crime committed against the French people themselves...
...visitors' line will outweigh the Crimson forwards by several pounds. The two ends weigh 200 and 185 pounds respectively. Gunn, who at center is perhaps the outstanding player in the line, weighs 195 pounds and is six feet six inches tall. All seven linesmen are well over six feet in height...
Moreover, "it has been done"; in 1916 the Commencement Exercises were held in the Stadium, and according to all reports it was a highly successful occasion. Whatever sentiment and tradititon may favor Sanders, it does not seem that they outweigh the facts of the greater comfort, capacity, and beauty of the Stadium...
...management, the enterprising Shuberts for instance, should find it possible to undertake the venture. There are of course many serious obstacles, chiefly of a financial nature, but these might be solved by means of a subscription guarantee, or by some similar arrangement. The advantages to be gained, however, far outweigh the difficulties, and a serious consideration of such a proposition certainly will be worth while for some energetic promoter; for Boston surely deserves more than a meagre two weeks of opera each year...