Word: directed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which the examination is conducted that we wish principally to speak. The plan as followed last year and to be observed this seems to us manifestly unfair and in direct contrast to the manner of conducting the examination in English D.; and it is to be regretted that in face of he evident objections to the present plan some change has not been made...
...last article of the number is "Father and Son," by C. H. C. Wright. It is a well written story of the revolution, giving promise of much better work. The style is simple and direct except in the description of the Major's anger, when it approaches the rhetorical. The unexpected ending is very effective...
...Direct responsibility for measures is essential and would be obtained:- Story on the Constitution, S 869 et seq; International Review, Aug., 1879, pp. 149-151; Nation...
...Garnet, in speaking of the Harvard Stroke, says: "The Storrow stroke is from beginning to end one big smooth heave, and from the moment the oar enters the water until it reaches the air, the oarsman is almost standing on the stretcher. In direct contrast to the English stroke, his weight is not resting heavily on the seat, or at eight angles to the direction of the boat. Moreover, the boat is rigged close; the stretchers are not more than twelve inches from the end of the slide; the slides are lengthened, too, from twenty-six to twenty-eight inches...
...Society now buys direct from the best American manufacturers or imports through the special agents of the leading foreign producers without difficulty; and a close examination of the stock in the department will convince anyone that excellent goods are offered at low rates and that the department has come to stay...