Word: tends
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fail to see the validity of your criticism of the men on the ballot or the manner in which they were nominated. I also object to the questionable reporting which would tend to confuse and mislead the members of the class of '48. Paul G. Haskell...
...student. The mere act of attending a play, said a Corporation Report of November 19 of that year, not only "takes students' minds off from their studies," but also may lead to improper personal associations, which often "prove embarrassing to themselves, cause financial difficulties for their parents, and tend upon other disorders." The Corporation thereupon voted to make illegal participation in, or attendance at, any sort of theatrical entertainment by students in Harvard College. This rule represents the basic philosophy that has been the power behind the dramatic scene in the University to the present...
...Prospect. Some Mexican papers hailed the decision as a triumph of Mexico over the gringos; others praised U.S. cooperation, expressed regret that the campaign had not been successful. U.S. cattle-raisers attacked the new policy, charged that it would tend to fasten the plague on Mexico, leave the way open for its spread...
Beaten down by loneliness, the hard-of-hearing tend to be irritable and depressed about their trouble. Davis & Co. think that there is no reason to be so gloomy; modern medicine has minimized the handicap of poor hearing...
...fall on the particular project at hand. On the side of the donators, it will prevent them from being irritated and confused by numerous requests for different projects. And on the side of the University as a whole--in terms of "futures," as Kane calls it--it will tend to keep the influx of money organized and smooth. Today, when the percentage of endowment dollars to expenses is lower than it has been for 100 years, such an efficiently managed supply of money is vital, if the University is to be able to meet costs without raising tuition...