Word: vastly
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...national defence and a comprehensive plan for the future should be an obligatory matter when Congress meets, for the navy belongs to the people of the country, and they have a right to know its condition and how it is being managed. The mere appropriation of a vast sum of money will not cause the necessary reorganization in order that actual conditions may be improved; in order that we may have a needed change in the way of military reform, which should be forced upon Congress by a widespread sentiment. This investigation and knowledge has been denied to the people...
...financial and social way, and I feel that their conversation is painfully deficient. The range of subjects usually is from athletics to girls, and if one of them should happen to talk on American or English politics the others would be amazed. It seems to me a vast improvement should be make...
...solution of the eternal problem of the choice of a vocation might be found for more men if the possibilities of South America were given more consideration. Argentine exports more corn than any other country and South America is the leading cattle raising region of the world. This vast agricultural territory is dependent mainly on foreign trade for its manufactures; and now that the war has interfered with Europe's monopoly of this market, an opportunity, much talked of but little appreciated, has been given to Americans to secure a foothold...
...meeting, and has since flourished remarkably. It has filled a genuine need, --and one which curously enough was scarcely recognized at all before the formation of the Society. So may it be with the new association of farmers. Agriculture is a most important branch of economics, with interests certainly vast enough to support a virile fraternity. The nature of the association gives warrant in advance that it will be successful...
...wanting this year in the spirit of work but has suffered from a lack of material. While it was true that unfortunate injuries greatly handicapped the team in all of its meets, yet it was also true that when injuries retired the most promising men, there was not a vast amount of material from which men could be drawn to fill their places. In looking to the future, the fact that many track "stars" have owed their ascendancy to conscientious work entirely during their college careers must be inpressed upon all. May next near see a greater wealth of "green...