Word: resisting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is serious danger in the new plan. It is of no value unless it relieves instructors and throws students on their own resources. Wherever the change is adopted it must be adopted thoroughly. Tutors, especially, and instructors of graduate students will have to resist the temptation to give their men just a little teaching during the reading periods. For the students there will be risks that always go with opportunity and responsibility. Some will be lost who might conceivably be compelled to straggle along. Some will look upon the reading period as a holiday; others will regard...
Last week, Comte de Broqueville continued: "Belgium would be helpless before another German invasion. . . . The weakness of our present frontier is notorious. . . . The Government must regretfully propose the construction as rapidly as possible of a system of fortresses built on entirely new lines to resist the impact of modern war machinery...
...largest endowment,* Duke University (Durham, N. C.), has an enviable climate and the true quiet of academe. A combination of these assets has already enabled Duke to take from Harvard that pre-eminent psychologist, Dr. William McDougall. Dr. McDougall said he had been happy at Harvard but could not resist Duke's offer. Many another famed professor is happy where he is, but boards of trustees are watching nervously to see who next will be unable to resist the prospect of Ducal paradise...
After reading your article in the current issue of TIME headed "Atavism" I cannot resist the temptation to comment...
...opening minutes of a very even battle has one of the best teams on the ice this season. Last year they exhibited a system of team-play that was uncanny in its effectiveness. With unlimited substitutions allowed in this contest, the Crimson team should be able to resist the attacks of the Canadian skaters and put up another close fight...