Word: upholding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present navy is utterly inadequate. (a) to guard the coast; (b) to protect commerce; (c) to police the seas; (d) to uphold our dignity abroad:- Donaldson's Public Domain, p. 464, Congressional Record, vol. XV., pp. 1089-94; Nation, vol. XXXI...
...proved invincible thus far. In this, as in all the events, the Harvard representatives will have to work hard and well to win, but under the circumstances, victory will be all the more creditable and defeat will be no disgrace. We have confidence in the men who are to uphold Harvard's glory this afternoon and wish them every success both on their own account and for the honor of the University...
...account of the unfortunate but necessary abandonment of the 'varsity game, the college had to rely on the freshmen to uphold Harvard's reputation against a Yale team, and their confidence was not misplaced for '92 gave Yale a crushing defeat...
...over to England next spring. This team will be called, like its predecessor which was so successful, "The Gentlemen of Philadelphia." The former visit was in '84. Sine then many young cricketers have sprung into prominence and by their performances in the recent international matches proved that they could uphold the reputation of the '84 team...
...help fill up the other days of the week. Upon the manager rests a grave responsibility, for by practice games only can a team be brought into any sort of shape for the test of paramout importance, the two games which every member of '91 looks forward to, to uphold the athletic honor of his class. If '91 expects to incur anything but disgrace, it is just about time to arrange for games on every date that can possibly be filled. The freshman class has started out well in its career with the football victory. Will it content itself with...