Word: slow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Ceremony. Prince and Princess approached the Imperial palace by separate thoroughfares. A mounted cavalcade uniformed in red and yellow guarded the Prince. Arrived at the Palace, Prince and Princess and members of the royal family proceeded with a slow movement toward the shrine. This took two hours. At the shrine (Kashiki-Dokoro or Holy of Holies) the pair took their vows, witnessed by 122 imperial spirits. They then exchanged bowls of sacred rice-wine. That was all. Thereupon 101 guns announced to the gala populace without that the ceremony was complete. After a royal luncheon, the Prince Regent...
...fall conditions, for one thing slow up the publication of the Register; if a complete board of five men were appointed, with their duties separated and distinctly specified, there would be no confusion, no duplication of efforts, no "passing the buck". Three Juniors and two Sophomores, appointed in the spring could perfect their organization before the end of the college year and be prepared to race through the routine of getting out the Register in the fall with the greatest possible speed and efficiency...
...Crimson first year men were slightly off their game. The first period was slow and tedious. There was no unison in the forward line, the defence was poor, and Flood had more than his share of work in guarding the goal...
Constructive T. Coleman Du Pont has set himself to the job of securing world peace by a slow-sure method: Education. His aim is the internationalization of education...
...scrapping spirit of the first year men which enabled them to so completely humble the schoolboys. Starting off at a slow pace in the first period the Crimson men gathered speed and drove back all attempts to score. The team was quick in every way. The forward line brought the puck up to the Andover defence, dodged cleverly, and let drive frequently at the blue's net. Moreover the Freshmen kept their eyes on the shot, followed it up, and gained several opportunities for a second try at the goal...