Word: refraining
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...peace; and the surest way to destroy all power on our part to work for peace, and to render our conduct in seeking peace a subject of derision and contempt among the nations of mankind, would be to abandon the work of upbuilding the United States Navy and to refrain from fortifying the Panama Canal. The conduct of the misguided men who advocate such policies stands in the most striking contrast to work like that of Elihu Root at The Hague last summer, work which represented in the highest sense applied morality because it represented the successful performance of that...
...hear the refrain...
...this reason, it behooves the undergraduates to do all in their power to bring out the best that is in the team by inspiring the players. Non-contestants can demonstrate their enthusiasm by filling the stands at the games, and should refrain from too free criticism. The season has just begun and the new men cannot be expected to play like veterans. We mention this obvious fact, because many seem to forget that careless criticism reaches and discourages those towards whom it is directed, however unadvisedly...