Word: sooner
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This period in which we are living today is a period of inflation--a huge bubble. Sooner or later that bubble must burst. Let us, then, strengthen our foundations and principles, so that we may have something firm and solid beneath us, rather than strive, by unproved theories and sweet-sounding phrases to prick the bubble and let ourselves fall into--what? This is what we want to find out. What is there in store for this country should we adopt Socialistic or Soviet doctrines...
...rules for catch-as-catch-can wrestling, will govern the bouts, so that a fall will terminate each bout. The time has been limited to five minutes for the preliminary bouts and ten minutes for the finals, unless terminated sooner by a fall. There will be seven classes in which the men will wrestle, from 115 pounds to the heavy-weight of over 180 pounds. Entrants will weight in on the day of their match and must be within the six-pound allowance for over weight...
...will be conducted are similar to those adopted by the A. A. U. for catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Under these rules a fall will terminate each bout. In no case will the duration of preliminary bouts exceed five minutes. The final bouts will last ten minutes unless terminated sooner by a fall. Any hold is allowed except the hammerlock, strangle, full Nelson, and toe hold. There will be seven classes in which the men will wrestle: 115, 125, 135, 145, 158, 175 pounds, and over 181 pounds. Entrants will weigh in on the day of their match, and must...
...prize in Latin is offered for a translation into Latin of the passage in Prescott's "Ferdinand and Isabella." Vol. II, Part II, Chapter I, beginning with "No sooner was the internal organization" and ending with "a by-word of political knavery." A prize of $100 is offered for an original essay in Greek or Latin of not less than 3000 words written by a holder of an academic degree who has been in residence for one full year within the period...
...University is proud of its Astronomical Observatory, and proud of those who have devoted themselves to the exacting, ill-paid work of searching the dark reaches of the infinite for knowledge which the world will sooner or later turn to account, and for which it will be supremely though mutely, grateful...