Word: forth
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ground in front of the battery was scored with trenches and parallels, and as the evening shades began to fall, squads of soldiers issued from them while others went forth to take their places. Most of them had not fired a rifle for several days and were getting a little weary of the calme absolute. Like the lieutenant-colonel who came from Metz and longed for his reverence, they yearned for the day of the great advance. It may still be a long time before it comes, but most of those who have seen the French army at work will...
...there can now be little doubt. An invigorating criticism from both inside and outside has aided in the evolution of methods and standards as impartial as can perhaps exist in a matter where judgment must be exercised. An article by the secretary published recently in the Illustrated, and setting forth frankly the methods of election, makes this plain...
...however, highly desirable that these methods be officially and clearly defined. The constitution of the Society merely states that "scholarship and good character shall be the grounds of election." But traditions are frail, and those which Phi Beta Kappa has built up for its elections could well be set forth in the by-laws and made accessible in print to the members. At present continuity is attained only through the few Junior members whose interest leads them to attend elections at which they have no vote...
...brilliant series of informal essays from the pen of the retiring editor. In his farewell, which closes the series, Mr. Thayer says of these much discussed articles: "These papers have never had either official, semi-official, or editorial significance. The aim of each has simply been to set forth the opinions or fantasies of the individual who wrote it." As such, they have been eminently successful, for they have always been one of the distinctive features of the magazine...
...Maxim then attacks the errors of a too idealistic pacifism. There is no doubt that idealists and dreamers enlisted in this cause have put forth many impractical theories and proposals. This does not affect the maintenance of a sane and temperate attitude in the question of armament increase. A sharp contrast between the two types of pacifist has just been furnished by the resignation of Mr. Bryan, due to his disagreement with President Wilson. The President's policy, never that of non-resistance, has been such as to inspire the confidence and support of the whole country...