Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chapman Jr. '27 and F. J. Otis '27 will uphold the affirmative of the proposition, "Resolved: That this house approves of President Coolidge's proposals for a rebate on the 1926 income taxes." C. E. Wyzanski '27 and A. L. Barnhart 3L, will attack their stand upon the Presidential proposal...
...Rawlins and P. M. Lenhart '27 whereon to build a team to succeed last season's national champions. Eight positions on Team A and Team B will be filled by new men. Harvard has won two National Squash championships and three state titles in the last three years. To uphold this record will be the objective of Captain Rawlins' team...
...York, withdrew from the race, the most populous state of the union was abandoned to most, politicians. His resignation throws a wine-colored light not only on the election but, more important, on the coming prohibition referendum, the result of which the Republican candidates are pledged to uphold...
There are few who will uphold indecency per se, whether in humor or pretended art. But if it be hardly a foregone conclusion that this is the major, inspiration of literary youth, how much further from proof is it that the method of curing the possible evil is suppression. And a manufactured discussion, proceeding on a careless premise and conducted by assertion, does little but call attention to the subject, and that not fairly...
...well, who was discharged from the Engineering Corps of the Army because twelve Generals on an Efficiency Board had found that the Captain was "lacking in attention to duty, initiative and administrative ability, careless, indifferent and failing to take advantage of his opportunities for employment." The President decided to uphold the Efficiency Board, since he had no reason for reversing...