Word: suffer
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...part except that of second tenor. Fortunately the trials brought out several promising men for this part. At present the material is good, but the club has not yet acquired sufficient unity and precision. This weakness is likely to be largely overcome by a little experience. The club will suffer severely by the loss of the Senior members, who will retire at the time of the mid-years. The following men are now singing on the club...
...secures the ball and makes say 50 yards. Why should B lose what he gained because A was off-side? If anything, his gain should be increased. Suppose A to be holding or infringing the rules in any way and B makes a touchdown. Why should B suffer...
...more trouble from the self-oiling mechanism is to be apprehended. The special feature about her which pleases the rowing men is the small wake she leaves. This has been shown to be distinctly less than that of the "Frank Thomson," and consequently the crews do not suffer so much from the swell. The launch will be taken down to Lawley's today, where the name "John Harvard" will be painted on her stern...
...competitive system in business develops this. Trusts bring about the opposite result, setting aside competition, and saving the weak by sheltering them in combinations. This makes little difference in the industrial world, for in the first case many of these weaker establishments would fail, and their creditors would thus suffer. Those who favor trusts say that by them inefficient men are kept from trying to do business independently, thus preventing a great economic evil, and that capable men are given good positions, good salaries, and good opportunities for developing their individual abilities under trusts. One of the worst evils...
...using to the best advantage the labor and capital employed, the combinations might sell their products below competitive rates. Experience, however, has shown that in most cases the larger organizations have secured sufficient control of the market to enable them to raise their prices, thus making consumers suffer for the benefit of stockholders. This has been the result of the organization of the American Sugar Refining Co., the Standard Oil Co., the American Tin Plate Co., and the American Steel and Wire...