Word: sure
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...political articles will be sure to attract attention, "The Emancipation of the Post-Office," by John R. Proctor, Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, and "Congress out of Date," the latter being an able statement of the evils due to the present system of convening Congress a year after its election...
...canvass gives a basis for only a very rough estimate of the demand felt by the resident members of the University for the proposed club. Those who have had the canvass in charge have realized the inaccuracy of the "blue-book" method of getting opinions, as there are always sure to be a certain number of men who sign their names thought lessly, to say nothing of the few who mutilate the books by writing fictitious names. Two things, however, have been made clear in conducting the present canvass: First, that no men were urged to sign the blue-books...
Mayor Bancroft's address this evening on "Municipal Government" is sure to be of very great interest. His service as mayor of Cambridge during the past three years enables him to speak with a knowledge of the subject that experience alone can give. Beyond this, the fact that the citizens of Cambridge are conspicuous for putting in office men who are qualified to give the city an efficient, business-like administration, makes it certain that Mayor Bancroft's address will be well worth hearing...
...Andover Theological Seminary, Dr. Tucker was well known throughout the country for his breadth of thought and thorough scholarship. Since he has been at Dartmouth his administration has already been marked by the steady development of the college. Whatever he has to say to Harvard men is sure to be of great interest...
...have read with interest the letter in your issue of this date, in which it is proposed to improve athletic conditions at Harvard by "cursing out" our athletic representatives when they have had the misfortune to meet with superior teams. I am quite sure that if any one is calling on us to curse the football team for the honorable defeat of last Saturday, our months will be closed, like Balaam's, in the attempt. In other words, while we can all echo "Ninety-Four's" call for vigorous efforts and enthusiastic support, we can not be carried away...