Word: whole
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...government likely to be overturned at any time. (x) If this party goes with the opposite side, the government is overthrown. (y) Its continuance depends upon the continued support of a majority. C. Under it, affairs would tend to be superficially administered. (1) The ministers could not give their whole time to legislation. (a) They must give careful attention to keeping their majority in the House (Sedgwick, p. 423). (b) Their administrative duties take time and attention. (2) They would not be the best to legislate. (a) Parliamentary tact and oratorical ability rather than administrative fitness becomes the ground...
...defeat can not be explained away however. The touchdowns were not made on "flukes" or lucky plays. The whole game was one of clean, careful, and closely contested, "football, and Princeton won because she had the better team...
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for the Freshman Crew began work. No rowing was done but instead the whole squad ran five laps on the outdoor track...
...Princeton line averages 184 pounds in weight; the backs, 158 3-4; the whole team, 170 pounds...
...welcome news that Andover and Exeter have finally settled their differences amicably and have arranged a new dual athletic league will be received with a great deal of pleasure at Harvard, not only by the graduates of the two schools now in this University, but by the whole undergraduate body. Harvard is intimately and amicably connected with both Andover and Exeter, and has received many noted athletes from among their graduates. Anything, therefore, that is for the scholastic or athletic welfare of these schools is of deep interest to Harvard...