Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...long lane that has no turning. The enthusiasts now have a slight ray of hope at least, for "the gentleman from Massachusetts" has introduced into the Senate a resolution calling for investigation of the need for a United States Aeronautical Academy; and confessedly proposes to found one corresponding to Annapolis and West Point...
...English Universities will furnish a guarantee covering the cost of the ocean voyage. The Harvard players will have to bear any additional expenses, but it is expected that these will be slight since the American team will be the guests of their opponents during the tournament...
...them well, but he has not worked out a series of actions at all probable-in fact his play and veri-similitude have not even a nodding acquaintance. Every line of the play indicates rapid working over of very old material to which has been added to give a slight impression of up-to-dateness, a certain amount of modern "atmosphere". Two characters save the play from utter artistic oblivion; Lady Clarissa's aunt, who gives the audience a hearty laugh about once every half hour, and John Cordway's brother, a meek little man who worships, loves, and fears...
...pound class, Francis Rouillard had a slight time advantage in the regulation period but this was not sufficiently large enough to give him the decision. Therefore two three minute overtime periods were necessary. In these Rouillard finally gained a decision in the minutes and 18 seconds...
...dividing the squad according to weight height, and experience, as was done early this week, has proved very successful and has enabled the men to become accustomed to work on the river much more easily. Some of the eights are still unsteady and there is some tendency to slight differences in form which prevent a crew from attaining the best coordination, but this is the only thing to be expected from crews with experience of less than a week's work on the river. The encouraging point is that some of the crews have already attained greater steadiness and form...