Word: prolong
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...supremacy. That the same candidate can not, if rejected for one office, stand for the next, is an argument that will have force with the candidate himself rather than with the club as a whole. That the postponement of the election for a few days will harmfully prolong the excitement can hardly have been seriously meant. That, after all, it is better that only those interested should vote, is a proposition the fallacy in which is evident when we consider the ambiguity of the word "interested...
...takes a stout heart to prolong the life of a character of Sir Walter's in a modern tale, and above all to choose Quentin Durward! But this has been done with so winning a boldness by the author of "Master Beggars" that his book will be virile nourishment to the jaded appetite of the habitual reader of homespun tales. The illustrator is W. Cubitt Cook. The author is L. Cope Cornford. The publisher, J. B. Lippincott Company-an apt partnership...
...grown up with its development have established it as a custom dear to thousands of graduates and to almost the whole undergraduate body,- a custom which should not be ended unless objections which cannot be met are shown. If such objections are shown, however, mere sentimental reasons should not prolong its existence...
...hard rows taken about six in the evening. The 'Varsity has been practicing half mile starts with the Freshmen of late so as to be able to get at a full speed in a few strokes. The really essential difference between Harvard and her opponents is that the former prolong the leg drive from catch to finish while Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania use the leg drive to finish their stroke. Cornell's crew is faster than either of her last year's crews for this distance. Pennsylvania is also undoubtedly superior to last year's eight, while Columbia shows little...
...management have decided to prolong the stay of Rip Van Winkle a week longer than was originally proposed,- therefore the opera will be seen at the Castle Square all next week...