Word: result
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...defeat at the hands of Yale. Many men, like Mr. Warren in this morning's CRIMSON, have spoken up honestly, acknowledged our defeat, and sought the cause in our own defects. But I have also heard many who have tried in one way or another to excuse the result. There has been a tendency to lay great stress on the superior form of the Harvard speakers, on the better massing of their argument, and their more clever handling of evidence, and to ascribe their defeat to incomprehensible blindness on the part of the judges or even to some "trick...
...never safe to be so sure it is right as to leave unanswered or treat as irrelevant arguments based upon a different understanding of the subject. If our men had said, "We do not accept the Yale interpretation; still we will answer our opponents on their own ground," the result might have been different...
...production occupied nearly three hours and as a result seemed rather long drawn out. When it is given regularly, however it will be condensed considerably...
...result of last night's debate must be a disappointment to the University. The speakers had worked hard and all had hoped that the defeat of last year was to give way this year to victories over both Princeton and Yale. But this hope must now be deferred for another year...
...adopt the gold standard in but two ways. Both of these would bring trouble. The single gold standard is very bad. It has been the cause of all the evils since 1873. If we should adopt it, how should we ever execute it, and what would be the result? This result would be an overthrow in politics at the next election and the silverites would be in power. Then there would be the free and unlimited coinage of silver...