Word: selfishly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...greeting the leader with deathly silence instead of the cordial applause that ought to be, and in other cities is, accorded to him. This coldness amounts to no less than an insult, and should not be allowed to continue, for, if we can find no higher motive than a selfish one, we must remember that no orchestra can play with spirit and enthusiasm unless it feels the audience in sympathy with it. As Mr. Gericke, then, takes his place Thursday evening, let him receive a few rounds of applause...
...Previous amicable arrangements broken off by the U. S. from selfish motives; (b) Canada justified in asserting her legal rights, both to protect her fishermen and to show the value of the privileges sought by Americans.- Lorne in Fortnightly Review, xlvii...
...their rooms to seniors for Class Day. The members of '91 perhaps do not appreciate how firmly established is this custom at Harvard of giving seniors the use of college rooms for their day of reception. We are convinced that second thought will suffice to counteract all narrow selfish reasons for a refusal to give up their rooms. Complaints of a nature similar to these come up every year, and we can only attribute it to the lack of knowledge on the part of freshmen of the established customs. Class Day is pre-eminently and exclusively seniors' day, and every...
...imagine that they support the team by betting on them, learnt the falsity of their position. If some of the men who supported the athletic team by this method had given a little of their spare, cash to the association, the results would have paid even from their selfish financial point of view...
...foster ill will, and controversy between two colleges. In days gone by the college paper would comment on the discourtesy shown in failing to applaud good plays of the college opponents, while now the zeal of the paper is expended in cultivating the most aggravated form of local and selfish applause...