Word: overthrows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...chimerical. The prospects of the endowment and actual establishment of a great university for women in Cambridge do not seem promising. The arguments advanced on behalf of women for their admission to the privileges of this university of course have considerable force. Nevertheless, it may be doubted whether they overthrow the many objections to the advisability of co-education as a system. If, indeed, it should actually occur that in some future year the annex, then become a great and flourishing women's college, should make application for admission under the general government of the university, then it might...
...second inning Smith and Jones were both put out at first, and H. Hopkins got first by an overthrow by Baker, and reached second by a passed ball by Hall. He was knocked home by a beautiful two-base hit of Hubbard's, thus scoring the first run of the game. Wilcox got his base on balls, but was left there by Camp, who knocked a fly to Coolidge. For Harvard, Baker and Burt went out on three strikes, and Crocker was retired at first by a ball thrown by Platt...
...such could be members not by virtue of a clean-cut statement of the constitution, but by its "fair" interpretation, which means by twisting it. This I charge, and I am told that I am honest and fair, but - contradict myself! Not a single argument is brought to overthrow my position. I contradict myself! What if I contradict myself a hundred times, does this disprove the fact that the "slight" change in the amendment was only a sop thrown to the conservative members to stop their opposition? Mr. Maude has listened to the long debates as well...