Word: approaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number of important arrests have been made in Moscow during the last fortnight. The arrests were due to the extra vigilance of the police, owing to the near approach of the day fixed for the coronation of the Czar...
There is a shade of romance somewhere in the guileless soul of the undergraduate, a longing for the unattainable, perhaps, which suddenly develops itself at the approach of the opera season in particular; this was recognized by the "powers that be," and, with the readiness to supply all actual needs which characterizes all their actions, this branch of the college was founded and liberally endowed...
...dress, makes his appearance through a special door at the back, seats himself, mixes his sugar and water, rids himself as rapidly as possible of his researches, drinks his sugar and water, and retires as rapidly and mysteriously as he entered, by the same small back door. The near approach of a professor is invariably heralded by an attendant who places upon his desk a tray with decanter of water, tea-spoon, goblet and three lumps (never more) of sugar. The College de France, founded by Francis I. in 1530, was entirely rebuilt at different times between...
...same leisurely manner sauntered back to the rear platform of the car. That the cars should be stopped before the crossing is a wise and necessary precaution, but the question naturally arises, if the flagman, who is employed for the very purpose of preventing accidents, cannot perceive the approach of trains, how can the conductor be expected to do so? A few minutes one way or the other does not, perhaps, make much difference, but when the number of times a man goes to Boston during his four years at college is taken into consideration, any extension, however small...
...winter meetings approach the question of the best method of disposing of the reserved seats naturally presents itself for consideration. Last year the plan of appointing a time and place for the sale of tickets, and giving to the first comers the first chance, was tried and found to work satisfactory in the main. There were a few details, however, which seem to allow of improvement. The place of sale should be in some place where a line can easily be formed, and where no inconvenience will result from the crowd. Last year the sale of tickets took place...