Word: staunch
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...June 28. The boat has only been used for two days, but it seems to suit the crew very well. A paper shell, a double and a pair-oar will also be taken. The launch has been sent around the cape, instead of by rail; it is a staunch boat and can stand...
...free traders at their graduation. After leaving college, however, they see the actual condition of trade and the perplexing questions growing out of the selfish rivalry of grasping nations to monopolize commerce, which the college professors did not. The result of experience is to make the free trader a staunch protectionist at forty...
...well enough alone." At present the electoral victories of ex-General Boulanger seem to be the most dangerous part of the whole situation, but the dangerous quality of these victories disappears upon careful study of the department where they took place. He has never won a victory in a staunch republican or conservative department, and has only been able to attract the floating vote in some doubtful districts. He was originally a republican, but was rejected by that party on account of his personal ambition. He was then forced to throw himself into the arms of his former opponents...
...contain much that is good. The spirit of the editorials is in harmony with a growing feeling at Harvard; a feeling that we as students have serious business on our hands in the effort to awaken enthusiasm for the University. The Advocate has not lost its character as a staunch supporter of college interests...
...retirement of Doctor McCosh from the Presidency of Princeton College is a loss to that institution. His loyalty and devotion have done much to maintain the honor of Princeton while his energies have placed her in the front rank of American colleges. She will not find easily so staunch a friend to accept the post which this resignation has made empty...