Word: weakest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...something quite apart from actual politics; nor are Democrats supposed to vote for Republicans in an actual election. The mere fact that a great majority or Republicans put Bryan fourth argues very forcibly his strength. It is evidently to the advantage of the Republican nominee to have the weakest possible candidate to fight against. The vote Friday on third and fourth places, if it showed anything, showed that Johnson would be an easier candidate to defeat than Bryan. J. E. CATES...
...team-work of the University team, both in attack and defence, was a great improvement over that shown in the game with Wesleyan. The weakest point at present seems to be the shooting, which remains very erratic...
...weakest feature of the University team was its lack of team work. Brooks easily played the best game, though at times he left his man entirely uncovered. Captain Broun, who injured his knee in a practice game before the holidays, will be out of the game for some time to come...
...article on "The Modern Development of Municipal Government" written fifteen years ago, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain said, "the hope of the future lies in the awakening of the public conscience and its recognition of the duty of the community to its poorest and weakest members." The awakening has commenced, it is domesticating a conscience in public life, but one that is still a crude ill-educated groping thing. It will stand a vast amount of abuse, of ridicule, of intolerance, but when to these is added insolence, and the public sense of decency is violated by official exploitation...
...occasions such as distributions of Yale game seats or appointments to various coveted positions, those in charge are besieged by a host of petitioners, each with his own little claim for preferment. In some cases these requests are deserving, but the great majority have the weakest grounds for appeal and are most persistent in their demands. In fact, they exaggerate their importance to such a degree that it is difficult to rate them at their true value. As a rule these men realize the insignificance of their claims, but hope to impose upon the good nature of the authorities...