Word: result
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...unanimous opinion of the meeting that the terms of the contract with Mr. Blakey ought to be adhered to, and that any attempt to shirk the payment of the mortgage - a mortgage which is not such a swindle as it is popularly supposed to be - would only result in the loss of our time and money, to say nothing of our honor and credit...
...which required too many cogs, levers, etc. to meet with success. In 1862, however, an American inventor, recognizing the utility and simplicity of a direct crank action, operated by pedal power, on a revolving axle, turned his attention to the development of the principle involved, and the result was the improved "hobby horse" which in 1869 jumped so suddenly into favor both in this country and in Europe, under the cognomen of the "velocipede." Clumsy as this machine was in make, it is certain that, if the "hobby horse" of 1818 can be termed the ancestor, this...
...course by making it extremely hard is manifest. In the case above mentioned, many had taken the elective who had no great knowledge of the subject, but who expected, by diligent work, to succeed tolerably well; the examination was of such difficulty that most of them failed, and the result will be that during the second half-year they will either overwork or neglect their work, thinking that labor is of no avail...
...took place at Springfield, to arrange the dates for the spring games. For several reasons, it was agreed, in the first place, to increase the number of games to be played from three to five. The chief reason for this change was that in this way chance influences the result in a smaller degree. Furthermore, the advantage derived by the home club from a knowledge of the grounds would be lessened if two games instead of one were played on home grounds. The days and dates for the games were as follows : Saturday, May 18, first game, in New Haven...
...expressing disapprobation at such talk and acts are not manly. The independent man would be a fool if he felt no respect for the esteem of the former, or contempt for that of the latter. Ossip, finally, is wrong when he says that we "merely" say "popularity is the result of insincerity." Our words were : "Popularity may result legitimately from truthfulness, or illegitimately from insincerity." But let us not among these subordinate blunders forget the vital question...