Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Today the crew, comprising Roe, Hamilton, Hager, Freeborn, Shape, Bentley, Louis and Hall (stroke), were out, but did not do much work, only going a short distance below Fawley Court and back, and then turning down stream a little way. Manager Francis observed that Freeborn was clipping his stroke somewhat at the finish...
...today than they have done any day yet since they came here, their rowing being over short stretches to correct and perfect their stroke. The practice was all on the upper end of the course and above their quarters, a section of the river where the crews work is somewhat secluded from observation, and where the water is perfectly still. The Harvard launch came down to the lower end of the course this evening, leaving the crew at work above. The course has not yet been wholly flagged as the parties who are to place the stakes, and the colors...
Hovey was hurt in the second when attempting to steal second, and although he played the game out he was handicapped somewhat in running to first...
...millions, railroad bonds and real estate represent the large share, the amount of bonds exceeding the value of real estate. Colleges have few United States and few state and municipal bonds; but they do own large amounts of the best railroad bonds and of the bonds of waterworks companies, somewhat also of the bonds of street railways and also small amounts of the bonds of the counties of western states. As my eye runs down the list of securities of Cornell University I find a record of county bonds in several western states, as well as railroad bonds; but county...
...full representative meeting of the Oxford Association for the Education of Women has voted, four to one, to memorialize Oxford University in behalf of conferring degrees upon women. The Association has hitherto been divided on the question of policy, and the vote shows a somewhat remarkable development of opinion. An act of Parliament is not necessary for Oxford and Cambridge in respect to this matter, but the board of Trinity College at Dublin, desiring to find some excuse for their unwillingness to admit women to lectures and degree examinations, have found out that the college's constitution will not allow...