Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Tariff rates rather than internal taxes should be dimished, for (a) protective duties are a burdensome form of taxation.- Report of Secretary Treasurer, 1887, xxxi-xxxiii; Report of Mr. Mills, printed on pages 100-117 of Senate Report on the Mills Bill; idem, pp. 91-101 and 120-189. (b) Luxuries rather then necessaries should be taxed: President's Message, with annotations by R. R. Bower, pp. 11-13; Economists in General...
...intended to sign the book at Bartlett's were frightened out of it when they saw the list of entries headed by a few of the most formidable players in college. The mere winning of a prize is not the primary object for which the tournament was originated, but rather that all who enjoyed tennis might go in, try their luck, and have some sport. This spirit of dreading to pit oneself against a better player for fear of being beaten is entirely out of place here. However, those who have entered seem determined to struggle hard for the championship...
...Schreiber, 156 lbs; 3, Jones, 143 lbs.; 4. Willard, 141 lbs.; Kidd, 167 lbs.; 6, Lyman, 156 lbs.; 7, Pyle, 165 lbs.; stroke, Wayne, 163 lbs. The crew is being coached by Thompon, coxswain of the University boat, and promises unusually well The Sheffield freshman crew is doing rather poorly and will not stand any chance of winning the race...
About thirty-five men put in an appearance. Most of the candidates are of rather light weight and there are no noticeably large men among them. The temporary captain, J. H. Kidder. was captain of the Halcyon crew which beat the record at St. Paul's by eight and one-half seconds last year; he has been rowing for the last three years...
...else, is continually improving, and to keep up with this advance a man must not only follow the improvements most carefully, but it is so necessary for him to test each of them practically, for rowing, far more than any other sport is learned by the sense of "feeling" rather than by observation only, and no man can successfully teach it unless he has practiced what he teaches...