Word: relaxing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...kind of listless existence it signifies. The man who says he is "getting by" is merely drifting with the current into the sea of oblivion. When the fighting spirit of races as well as of individuals runs low rapid degeneration inevitably follows. And when high resolve and constant initiative relax their powers, then the loser is morally poor indeed; for he has dropped out of the race in life and but impedes the way for those behind. If a student is merely "getting by" he is a liability to himself and to the University whose advantages he simply prevents someone...
...have their evenings off," said he. "But there is very little for them to do. Often there used to be but one moving picture show for an entire cantonment. Now, however, the Liberty Theatres are packed with happy, well-contented soldiers who have been afforded an opportunity to relax their minds and bodies from a hard day's work by watching high-class actors play in vaudeville, or successful plays...
Across the seas whole nations watch under arms. Last Christmas it was prophesied they would observe a truce of God, but no truce came. On that day which all of a common faith believe holy there was no relax in the revel of death. Where may these untold millions find consolation in the day if it brings no peace...
...features of the game was the style in which the second string men on the squad played when they were put into the game in the fifth inning. It might be expected that with the score so much in Harvard's favor there would have been a tendency to relax a bit, but such was not the case, and not an error was made by the University team...