Word: seem
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...does seem astonishing that in spite of all the expostulations on the part of the students in this University that have been made for several years past, no radical step has yet been taken by the authorities to better the condition of the College Yard during the winter and spring months. After a thaw like the present the Yard is little better than a marsh, and all the preparation that has been made for such a time has been the laying of a few narrow board walks along the unimportant paths. If it is indeed impracticable to have the Yard...
...work in the cage is progressing slowly. The sliding seems to be difficult to master, and there are still the elementary faults of awkward fielding and careless throwing which must be remedied. The squad as a whole lacks snap, and the men seem to be afraid of expending any more effort than is actually necessary...
...claims had been much overdrawn, as shown by the actual Dutch occupations. He then examined the investigations of these claims made since 1841, and the various dividing lines proposed. The famous Schomburgk line was surveyed merely for a basis of negotiations and was not considered as final. The records seem to show that for the most part the English instead of encroaching on Venezuela have been attempting to come to a fair agreement. Professor Macvane criticized Secretary Olney's despatch of July last. The idea that England has been developing and increasing her claims shows, the speaker said, an incomplete...
...place in this connection to suggest that the more general and not less careless habit of throwing ink all over the reading-room floor be abandoned. A few spots on the floor seem to invite more and some places are nearly black. A very little care would remedy this had habit...
...number of candidates for the university nine was reduced to twenty-four, who will probably remain with the squad until those to go on the Easter trip are selected. This includes those trying for battery positions. As a whole the men are altogether too slow and do not seem to be able to judge the ball accurately, fumbling being a common fault. This weakness is especially characteristic of the candidates for infield positions, particularly catcher and shortstop, which will be hard to fill acceptably. As yet no one has been found who could be depended upon at either of these...