Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...standardizing men's fashions in America, and his taste has on the whole been excellent. When it is remembered that one of his not remote ancestors once appeared with his trousers creased down the sides, the Prince's forbearance and conservatism excite admiration. Without doubt he owes some slight consideration to the British throne but his responsibility to the American public must not be neglected...
Happily, no clouds shadow the relations between our two countries. Such slight causes of misunderstandings as arise are promptly removed and, as is always the case when friends disagree, the necessary explanations incidental to their adjustment make for friendship which is more enduring because the more candid. When two nations cherish similar ideals, growing out of a common regard for disciplined liberty, for truth and love of justice, they seek to work in essential harmony...
...regrets to hear that yesterday "an unauthorized visitor entered various rooms in Claverly Hall without invitation." This breach of good manners in itself deserves some slight censure. But the entering was relatively unimportant "it was the leaving that really mattered. As a detail of history the young visitor levied contributions on his "various" hosts, to the grand total of approximately $150. To conceal nothing--Claverly Hall was robbed...
...foil, and although the sight was not impaired, his entire left side was paralyzed. Leaving college for the year, he placed himself in charge of Mr. Neudorf when he returned the following September, and finally succeeded in having his arm and leg function, although he walked with a very slight limp...
...slight reductions in the requirements for climbing from probation, announced today, do not, perhaps, affect a large number of men very considerably, but if regarded as showing a possible trend of the official attitude toward probation, they may provoke no little rejoicing and certainly deserve some commendation. Actually it has been made a little less difficult to "get off" probation. The number of C's required for relief has been made more nearly equal to the number of C's necessary to remain in good standing--the punishment, in other words, for being placed on probation has been mitigated...