Word: aiming
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...aim of the Esperantists who are looking ahead and see the needs of the world because of new nations and languages that are constantly coming into prominence, is to spread interest in their language until legislatures pass laws requiring that Esperanto be taught in the public schools. Esperanto, it is claimed, will promote a friendly feeling among people of different nationalities, will facilitate travel and will be the most effective means of bringing about universal peace...
...Bartholomew Fair" was first presented in London in 1614, and for several years afterward was one of the popular places of the London stage. It is characteristic of Jonson's style, both in its realism and its character portrayal, in which it is especially strong. Its aim is to present in humorous and burlesque fashion the life and customs of the people. Like many other plays of the period, "Bartholomew Fair", contains many references to contemporary writers and playwrights, and the customary humorous flings at the Puritans and other strict sects. Though there is a fair plot to the play...
Dean Hurlbut, in a brief address, stated the aim of the meeting, and introduced Owen Wister '82 as one who in Undergraduate days was himself a scholar, who won his degree "summa cum laude," with honors in English, philosophy, and music; but dearer by reason of his books, for which all owe a debt of gratitude...
...prosecution of the corrupt politicians in San Francisco, some of the minor offenders had to be pardoned because they were the only sources of legal evidence necessary to convict the higher officials who were at the bottom of the corruption. The aim in all this was to show young men and women that dishonesty does not pay and that no person is above the law because he is wealthy...
...look to the football men and to the Athletic Committee to find the solution of this all-absorbing problem. Further, we look to undergraduates and graduates to offer their views now, and to forget petty criticisms in striving toward that which is the ultimate aim of every Harvard...