Word: result
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crisis of the world. It is becoming more corrupted and vile every day. The present state of affairs cannot be mended. It must give place to a new order. Either there must come a religion such as the prophets never dreamed of, or rivers of blood must flow-the result of the competition which is grinding and crushing men to death. Sooner or later they who stand for a nobler social order will meet the existing order of things in clearly defined conflict...
...Faculty have not of late laid themselves open to the particular charge of showing laxity in the exercise of college discipline, is it not due both to them and to the athletes in question to grant that this latest action, or rather absence of action, is the result of a fair, unbiased judgment on the merits of the case...
...result of office selling has lowered the standard of our Congressmen, and made them mean, underhand purchasers of what ought to be the free gift of the people. It has led to an enormous increase in our expenses, and has brought so long a train of evils with it, that it is impossible to enumerate them. The practice of office bartering first made its appearance in the presidency of Jefferson. During General Jackson's time it increased rapidly, since he always went on the principle "to the victors belong the spoils." The system became gradually thoroughly established...
...Heidelberger Zeitung published an announcement of the result of the Harvard-Princeton football game...
...some time, and the coaches have enlarged their exertions if not their numbers, to improve line work and other weak points, and get the team into championship form. As far as Yale men are concerned, it is safe to say that not for the last five years has the result of this game seemed more doubtful or more difficult to predict. In former years Yale has had opportunities to measure their strength with stronger teams before meeting Princeton, but now the situation is reversed, as Yale has had no severe test, and her strength is still an unproved quantity...