Word: uncertainly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bishop Charles H. Brent of the U. S. delegation denied, in no uncertain tones, that Americans had last year made any compact about Indian reservations and insisted that in saying this he stood by the records of the League. He furthermore regretted that Mr. Campbell had raised the question of national honor. The U. S., said he, could not compromise with a curse...
...until their fourth year of residence do students learn the interesting knack of reading them so as to discover any meaning at all. Even then, the hazards of starred courses and of courses omitted year in and year out supply difficulties enough to make results both entertaining and uncertain...
...commenting upon the method used by Professor Miethe, Dr. Hall stated that the methods now in use by chemists for detecting small quantities of gold in the presence of large quantities of other substances were so uncertain that it is questionable whether the gold Professor Miethe found was not originally contained in the mercury. Professor Miethe had also considered the accuracy of his method, and believed that he had allowed for all known sources of error in reporting his result...
...bottom of the ladder are the enthusiasts who will "bum rides" to New Haven. The cost of their trip is nothing, but their method of transportation most uncertain...
Zoroaster was born in Persia, probably about 1,000 B. C?the date is uncertain. It is said that the Glory of God (Ahura Mazda) "came down from the endless light and mingled with the mother of Zoroaster," who was then 15 and unmarried. "At birth he laughed outright." During his infancy, his life was often miraculously preserved...