Word: rates
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rate, when John Harvard entered Emmanuel, the king's regulations had been in force for some time and many of the colleges were beginning to show perceptible High Church tinge. But Emmanuel, due to the influence mainly of Chaderton, who still lived there though no longer master, was strongly non-conformist; all the decadent wits of the time rail at "pure Emmanuel". It held itself aloof from the rest of the University, and kept its own council and habits. When the other colleges accepted the inevitable and worshipped according to the king's command. Emmanuel alone refused to conform...
...chief antagonist; but he agreed, open-mindedly, that if the earnest students were shown to favor it, he would withdraw his objections. Their opinions, vigorously proclaimed, proved unanimous; and he was quick to help bring about the change. Perhaps the present case has little analogy, but, at any rate, the discussion will lead nowhere unless the undergraduates express their thoughtful opinions...
...telephone industry and the increasing complexity of the telephone art constantly calls for new leadership in its technical, administrative and commercial fields. During the last three years the assets of the System increased from one and one-half billions of dollars to over two billions. Such a rate of expansion necessitates careful engineering for the most economical results from the annual expenditure involved and effectively coordinated supervision of the manufacturing, construction, maintenance and operating activity that will follow...
...number of graduates and undergraduates of Oxford University have formed a committee for the purpose of inviting twelve German students to come to Oxford during the Summer Term. Due to the rate of exchange, their expenses would have to be met by their hosts. The Reverend Merry, rector of the city church, protested against the proposal in a sermon, alleging that it "shocked and disgusted...
...cargoes are unloaded at the wharves. Then in little wide rooms, perhaps with the persuasion of a revolver, the purchaser gladly pays $50 a case for the liquor. Brazen daring, cool savoir faire, are essentials in the successful applicant. . . . Perhaps these rum fleets serve a useful purpose--at any rate they attract the riff-raff of law-breakers and give the city police a needed rest...