Word: overthrown
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that there are two methods, persuasion and legislation, which can rid us of the evil of intemperance. The evil has three elements, viz., the brewery and distillery, the saloon, and the drinker; and if the first one can be overthrown, the overthrow of the two others will follow. Now what is the best means of overthrowing the distillery and the brewery? Surely not persuasion. Should then high or low license, local option or a constitutional amendment be the means? The latter is the best means owing to its superior principle...
...were determined to elect Ferry, who was hated by the populace. With remarkable patriotism, Ferry withdrew from the contest, and urged his friends to elect M. Sadi-Carnot. His advice was followed and the crisis was safely over. France had passed safely through the danger which had always before overthrown the Republic. The fact that this happened gives us great confidence that France has outgrown her instability, and has at last reached a settled period of national prosperity...
...very spirit of the Eton game lends itself less to hard kicking than do others. Skill more than brute force is required to run a ball down neatly from one end of the field to the other; the enemy has rather to be dexterously avoided than encountered and overthrown. Still it would be idle to pretend that foot ball is a delicate game, or one to be enjoyed without a fair share of hard blows. given and received. Given and received they were, in that consulship of Plancus which every man loves to talk of, with great equanimity...
...interest : "The question which will be 'before the house' at the annual conventions of the League and the American Association will be whether it is best to allow an unrestrained freedom of movement in the pitchers delivery-admitting of either a pitched, a tossed, a jerked or an overthrown ball to the bat-or to still further limit the delivery so as to prevent the direct overthrow. There is one evil in connection with the rule of an unrestricted delivery of the ball which requires careful consideration so as to put a stop to it, and that is the effort...