Word: unheard
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...river fleet can not be overestimated. The North was very strong in this branch of the service. Not only was she favored by her machine shops, and skilled engineer, but the crews were imbued with the same bold spirit, which carried the navy so triumphantly through with its unheard-of task of blockading 3000 miles of sea coast...
...Vespers at Appleton Chapel yesterday from the text, "Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good," from Paul's Epistle to the Romans. He said there has lately been much talk about a possible revolution in the field of medicine. Just as now surgeons accomplish what was unheard of a few years ago, so it is possible that within a few years medicine may be able to stop the ravages of contagious diseases. The principle is not that of fighting the effects of disease, but rather that of making people strong and able to stand against it. This...
...mostly ancient, and philosophy, religiously ethical, took up a large share of the remainder. The study of English was about on a parity with the study of Hebrew. Natural Science and political economy barely gained a place in the catalogue, while the modern languages as subjects of study, were unheard...
Yale has attempted an answer to the statement of the Harvard manager and captain, but it is wofully weak. Harvard cannot agree to any such unheard of propositions as come from Yale, and in its position will be supported by every lover of fair play...
...warding off of the team is weak and such a thing as getting through is almost unheard...