Word: paced
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...impossible that you can drop him out like that." Then I said, "What does D mean in Math" (This is now my main point, for Math. has always been his A study). The gentleman answered, "We go very swift at Harvard and probably your son cannot keep up the pace." Just think of such an answer. Then I said, "That E in Economics?" He said, "Well they are all taking first year at that." Mind you, to travel so swiftly in such a deep subject. At high school he had three years in German but at Harvard it was another...
...Pilgrims scored one in the third and fifth innings and two in the eighth, when the University players slacked up their pace a little...
...communication has yet directly challenged the statement that such policies are a result of a mutual misinterpretation of the needs of national defense, resulting from the failure of international law and political organization to keep pace with the growth of economic and intellectual interdependence. Thus, because we believe the self-interest of every civilized nation coincides with the limitation of armaments and the prevention of war, we are very optimistic as to the possibility of permanent peace provided only the peoples of the nations can be educated as to what their self-interest is; and provided the necessary machinery...
...five months of careful training. And, in my opinion, much investigation will have to be made before the question is decided one way or the other. In regard to changing the distance to three miles I do not believe it would lessen the strain on the men as the pace would naturally be more severe over the shorter course and the results would be about the same. I feel very strongly in favor of retaining the four-mile race, as a crew to win must know how to row and cannot rely entirely on slugging. It is the very fact...
...fact that four miles has been the established distance. The three-mile race is an untried thing. My opinion is that it would develop into more or less of a sprint and would be more detrimental physically than the longer course. In all racing it is the pace and not the distance that kills. In addition, the last mile of the four-mile race is often the most exciting and is the greatest proof of superiority between rival crews...