Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Number 5, Perkins, weight 164, is inclined to weaken his leg drive after a few strokes, is very slow in the shoot and rushes his slide...
...Those unaccustomed to our form of government.-(2) Those who are not committed to our customs and social ideals.-(b) Makes the United States more vulnerable in case of war.-(1) Increases sea coast open to attack.-(2) Increases difficulty of massing troops on short notice.-(c) Tends to weaken the Union.-(1) People living at great distances from each other must have divided interests...
...familiar with the conditions of life at Harvard. It is the evident result of the elective system that community of interest, whether intellectual, or social, or athletic, is coming to have more and more influence in determining a man's companionships in college. This influence tends partly to weaken class feeling, and partly, by combining with it, to subdivide the members of each class into smaller groups of more or less closely affiliated members...
Whitbeck, substitute tackle, is from St. Paul's School and is a hard player. Should either of the tackles be injured he will not weaken the line by playing...
...would greatly increase the number of illiterate and unqualified voters: Forum II, 429; New Englander XLIII, 207. - (1) The women who would use it belong to the lowest classes in our cities. - (2) Competent women would not use it. - (c) It would give rise to lax laws and weaken the government: Forum IV, 1-5. - (1) Laws must be sanctioned by physical strength. - (2) The best governments are supported by a preponderance of physical force...