Word: prompting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There is great need at the observatory, if not for new buildings, at least for permanent ones, as was well shown last year when a slight fire starting in the residence threatened to spread over the entire structure. Had it not been for the prompt action of the observatory fire department, which had had practice drills for several years, serious damage might have resulted...
...development of the Freshman track team has been seriously handicapped by a lack of candidates. Many men who have given promise during the winter of being point-winners have not yet reported at Soldiers Field. The handicap and class games are not far away, and this fact alone should prompt all candidates to report at once...
...Captains shall be elected and shall be held responsible for the prompt appearance of their teams. A delay of ten minutes in starting will forfeit a game...
...only by a compete understanding that any final decision will be reached. Although there is no ground for the belief that the project will die out immediately, we see no reason why a committee should consume several months in deciding on its policy. There should be a prompt and definite offer to inaugurate this plan. If any objections are offered to it, it will then be time to consider upon what grounds these objections...
...satisfactory to the representatives of both Harvard and Yale were chosen at the first meeting at which the subject came up. In spite of occasional differences of opinion, such matters are regarded from much the same point of view by the graduates and undergraduates of both universities, and a prompt agreement upon a question so important as the selection of officials is a step in the right direction...