Word: valueless
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Without economics and sociology standing watch, the conclusions of economic geography would be valueless; the point of view of the geography is so restricted that he can never be more than a minor factor in the truths with which he deals...
...hall with delight the idea of having a rally Friday night before the Yale game. This rally will fulfill a long-felt need at Harvard. My only fear is that it will be held in such spiritless fashion (because of the celebrated Harvard indifference) as to be completely valueless...
...attempt at forcing such a thing would, of course, render it immediately valueless. I think that a sincere rallying of the student body is actually an incentive to better playing, both in the case of Varsity and Freshman teams...
Venetians had been arguing about a road to the mainland since 1898. Long-range guns made Venice's isolation valueless as a defense. But it was still a pretty sentiment. In 1931 Benito Mussolini briskly ordered work on the road begun and that night St. Mark's Square in Venice blazed with Venetian lanterns and bengal lights. Opened last week, the road is 57 mi. long, 2½ mi. of it a bridge over the lagoon proper, strung on arches sunk in the mud. It runs beside the railway viaduct and between the two is a concrete groove...
Another reform that might be helpful is closer supervision by the Chairman of Boards of Tutors of the reading assigned by the tutors under their jurisdiction. Some reading is highly valuable so far as concerns preparation for General Examinations; other reading is practically valueless from this standpoint...