Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work of Harvard's backs was very good, of Lee especially, who made long gains around the ends. There was a good deal of fumbling, especially in the first part of the game, but this may be explained somewhat by the fact that Trafford played quarter back...
...retrieve its losses in boating victories is put off. There is very likely another lot of men who. entering perhaps for the first time this year, either do not realize the need of starling in so early, or who are unwilling to put themselves forward; it strikes them as somewhat of a presumption to try for anything so high and honorable as a seat in the 'varsity boat. To such as these we cannot express too clearly the pleasure which it gives a 'varsity captain to have a large crowd of men from which to nick his material. Any strong...
...longer be repressed or ignored; they have swept over the minds of all people like an epidemic, and in them no man can escape his responsibility more than this, it is a great blessing to have questions to the front that are so large that they take men somewhat out of their selfishness, and still so real that men feel their own selves bound up in this solution. It makes the moral atmosphere wholesome and invigorating...
Owing to illness Ex-Gov. Brackett was unable to be present, and Hon. Jos. H, Walker took his place. Mr. Walker was evidently somewhat disconcerted by the large flag which dropped immediately at the close of Mr. Guilds speech, being too near the platform. Mr. Walker spoke in the interests of the poorer classes in Harvard College, and as his speech progressed brought forward a long array of figures to prove how necessary the protective tariff is from the manufacturers standpoint...
Although it is somewhat early to predict how strong a team Yale will put into the field, there is no doubt but that it will be far above the average. It is improbable however, that it will equal last year's team, with its clean score, for it will be a very difficult task to find men good enough to fill the places left vacant by the departure of such old players, as Heffelfinger, Morrison, McClung, and Barbour...