Word: twofold
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...local Phi Beta Kappa award for preparatory schools, based on entrance examination records, is of twofold value: It stimulates interest toward higher scholastic standing; and rewards sound training in the school by helping to establish its reputation for teaching. Kent School, the winner this year, is to be congratulated...
...relevant only in so far as it affected this problem. Many people felt, however, that the Conference was really called to end war and establish universal peace, and nothing which the President has said has been able to discourage this idea. The explanation of this attitude is twofold; first, blind sentimentalism; and second, the realization that the Conference must of necessity go farther than its specified limits. For it is obvious that naval reduction is not of itself sufficient to preserve international harmony, because...
...danger of the restoration comes from the fact that the emperor is on the spot, and available for anyone who wishes to overthrow the present government. The possible sources of trouble are twofold. First there are political leaders who are antagonistic to the present government, and wish to get into power themselves. Such men would like to restore the emperor to his throne, and then appoint themselves prime minister and take the reins of government into their own hands. In the early days of the Republic there were many people who were dissatisfied with it, and desired to overthrow...
...recent meeting of the Graduate Committee of the Harvard track team, it was decided that the Supervisor of Track Athletics should assume the responsibility of coaching the team. The reasons for this change were twofold. In the first place, the former coach of the team had expressed a desire to be relieved of the burden of developing a track team, and secondly, it was felt that the supervisor as coach could better execute the plans of the committee than he could acting as an intermediary...
...purpose of the cup is twofold. It is intended first to form a record of the fall tennis champions, and at the same time to stimulate interest in the sport and to raise the standard of play in the University. The cup will soon be placed on exhibition...