Word: exaction
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...seemed to have great reserve power in the stroke. They were given six miles in all, and throughout their shell ran smoothly, shipping very little water. As no attempt has been made to time the work of the university eight, it is impossible to ascertain as yet its exact speed over the four-mile course...
...University has been invited to send a representative at large and one from the undergraduate body to the celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, to be held in the middle of September. As it is hoped that King Edward will be present, the exact date will probably be determined by his, convenience...
...never cared very much for the closet study of exact sciences, and although he constantly applied mathematical computations in interpreting and generalizing from natural phenomena, he regarded such processes as a useful instrument of research rather than an end worth while in themselves. Tangible, physical facts were his chief interest...
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning a small fire broke out in room 10, on the second floor of Foxcroft House, and soon spread to several adjoining rooms. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. It was kept under control for about 15 minutes by a chemical engine, until the arrival of the Fire Department, engines, when it was rapidly extinguished...
Last night Professor Newcomb spoke informally before the Seminary of Economics on "The Development of Economics as a Branch of Exact Science...