Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...accuracy of the translations. The committee submitted to Rawlinson, Hinch, and Fox Talbot copies of a long passage of writting from one of the old Assyrian kings. Independent translations were to be made and returned in sealed packages to the committee. These translations showed such a large amount of agreement that there has never since been reason to doubt the general accuracy of the reading of Babylonian-Assyrian books...
...been the agreement between the colleges that make up the college football league, that the net gate receipts of each championship game be divided equally between the two contesting teams. And until this year this has always been as agreed; the management of the one college has always paid promptly the management of the visiting eleven one half of the receipts due. At no time before has any management delayed payment. But this year Princeton has departed from the established custom, and up to the present time has not paid the money due to the Harvard Football Association from...
...Princeton football association has not paid the Harvard management one half of the net receipts of the game of November 17th, according to mutual agreement, although the treasurer of the Harvard football association has written to Princeton several times...
...life;" the religion of the college is, unquestionably, thoroughly healthy and reverential, and of great depth. The scoffer is an unknown quantity, for unbelievers find nothing to attack because they find no one creed upheld and championed. The ministers of the University preach Christ, not theology. There is an agreement in condemnation of all cant and austerity; all exaggeration, undue emotionality and misrepresentation of feeling. The attitude towards religion is one of common sense and concession; and an attitude so respectful cannot but inspire reverence in those who understand...
...hoped that after the recess the clubs will be able to carry out this plan of debate, or to form some other agreement by which the interest in the organizations may be increased...