Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...other departments the profit charged will be somewhat greater; but the original plan of keeping down the cost of all college necessaries will be adhered...
...half-mile flag, Columbia, if anything, had the advantage, although from the steamboats the boats appeared to be literally neck and neck. At this point both crews were in excellent rowing form. Harvard's work seemed somewhat steadier, however, and to an observer they hardly seemed to be making as much exertion as were their blue and white antagonists...
...with Harvard three seconds behind. In a short time the boats would reach the eel-grass where Yale hoped to row away from Harvard, as Harvard had done with Columbia a few days before. Her hopes were realized in a large degree, Harvard's men becoming somewhat exhausted in their efforts to keep even with their antagonists. At the two mile flag, however, Harvard was only five seconds behind, and the Crimson supporters began to hope that their crew might pass Yale in the last two miles, as the current is stronger on the east side, where Harvard was rowing...
...Yale seemed to redouble her efforts and began to leave Harvard further behind at every stroke. Yale was now rowing about thirty-five and Harvard thirty-four, which seemed to be the average strokes of the two crews. One or two of the Harvard eight seemed to be weakening somewhat and their work was rather ragged. Yale was pulling a long, even stroke, and with the exception of No. 2, all seemed in good condition. Yale passed the three mile flag in 17 m. 81/2 s., Harvard being about three lengths behind...
...intricate method of skipping, the "Bharata" may be read in ninety days; what exercise for a novelist! And yet he seems at home in this sea of words and dallies with its pollysyllabic names. The whole epic is compressed into a dozen pages; the fewer the better fare.' A somewhat weak poem in a some what far fetched metre is contributed by Mr. Sanford, and next follows a strong essay, written by Mr. Fletcher, on Zola's "L'Assommoir", sickening subject. The description of the book does it justice. The criticism of it is not quite fair to M. Zola...