Word: sheer
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Hackett prepared to see not only one of the most wonderful portrayals that Mrs. Fiske has ever given but they will witness a production which is not alone extraordinary but unique. There will be moments in the first act when they will gasp at the cold-blooded, sheer brutality of the dialogues and situations; there will be times when their interest will sag, owing to the young author's too great love of mere characteristic detail; then again, they will be thrilled by the strength of many of the scenes, for with all of his youthful crudities on his head...
...hopes have been towards the best things in the life of the class. There are men in the class who are worthy of the honor of such an election for what they have done in behalf of their fellows or their College; there are other men who by the sheer force of personality have come into vital touch with the best interests of the class, and are worthy of reward...
...presidential campaign seems to be complete in this vicinity without an intercollegiate parade. It is hardly to be supposed that all these men who propose to parade over a five-mile circuit or more do so out of sheer political enthusiasm; but a torchlight procession with the bands playing and a general feeling of excitement in the air is quite an attraction in itself, regardless of what the cause may be for which the parade is striving to do its share. This attraction is great enough in our community to induce some 800 men to put aside their books...
...despise the charming baseless tales which cling about many of the ruins, and which are more prized by the average tourist than is the truth. Occasionally, as in the case of Dunstaffnage, he exaggerates the grandeur or strength of a place: this castle does not at present rise sheer from the sea-cliff, and but for a garden wall it is quite easy to walk around it. Of the structural refinements of Both well, on the other hand, he does not seem sufficiently appreciative. The style is not good; one grows tired of "encient" and "curtain," and other un-necessarily...
Aside from his topic, the Bishop of London is a speaker who merits a warm reception. He is a man of stranding personality, young for his position, an athlete, an ardent student and a tireless worker. He is one of those "Inevitable men, who by sheer force of character, by their obvious fitness to do great things, find themselves where great things are to be done...