Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...unexplained irregularities in the tides weaken your confidence in the tidal theory...
...frequent denial of the innerrancy of the Scriptures has done not a little to weaken the faith of the church. The denial that has been most felt has been made not by infidels and condescending young agnostics, but by honest and reverend scholars. When we are told that the Bible contains one error, or two errors, we often ask, how then can we be sure that there are no more? But the Bible does not err in anything that it claims for itself, namely, that it is a revelation of God's mercy and love and truth. Occasional anachronisms...
...change Home Rule is not advisable. (a) It would weaken the Empire, (1) Causing division between Great Britain and Ireland. (2) Causing division between Ulster and the rest of Ireland. (b) The present Irish leaders are not fit men to lead a nation. (c) The present leaders would not execute the Land Laws, thus undoing the good already accomplished. Contemporary, LXI, 314-331 (March 1892), LXII, 258-262 (August 1892). Nineteenth Century XXXI, 877-884 (June 1892); Edinburgh vol. 163, 562-590 (April...
Mason made his first appearance with the nine this year and received a small ovation from the small crowd present. Cook is apparently too high up on the batting list. However, good he may be in other situations, when a hit is particularly needed, he seems almost always to weaken. This defect has been noticeable in a number of previous games, and was made conspicuous in the first inning yesterday...
...Yale's part at least, showed clever planning but not enough to outwit the Harvard men. When the pistol was fired, S. H. Bunnell started off at a tremendous rate and at the end of two laps had a lead of about twenty yards. Here he began to weaken and Endicott and Wight who had been keeping close together gradually drew up on him. On the last lap they passed him. Wight then had the pole and was slightly in the lead; Endicott tried repeatedly to pass him but did not succeed until the last curve when he made...