Word: disappearance
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...interest; will rise when the war ends, and are, therefore, a desirable security. They are the promise of your 'firm,' the United States, and are issued to help on the cause of Freedom and Civilization, which we believe in, by which we live, and which we must have or disappear as citizens,--though we might become subjects of a superior power. In short, we are all glad, as honest, honorable men, to help in the winning of this present war, and help each...
...realize his wish by September first or before. Many are questioning the advisability of obligating themselves for the summer camp. The practical drill that will be given in this manner must be had before any man could think of accepting the lowest commission. Should the present imminence of war disappear by June, no one who enrolls in the course now will be held to the obligation of attending any camps...
...time of mid-years, when the volumes on the Widener shelves are constantly in demand, there is an apparent tendency among some men to alter the standards of honesty. Books mysteriously disappear for a few days, or a few weeks, while the borrower, in his leisure moments, studies them at his ease. Others desiring to consult these books find that the shelves are empty...
...ideas in a mechanical way, but that everything depends upon purposes; ideas which are gathered with a certain aim quickly fade away when the motive is no longer effective. Hence our memories with all the feelings and emotions attached to them are constantly controlled by hidden powers; they really disappear when new motives enter the soul...
...luxuries from future menus. It is to be hoped that this time-honored and harmless custom will never suffer the fate of Bloody Monday. Such customs as this are too valuable in forming a man's character and broadening his point of view to be allowed to disappear...