Word: tasks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...answer to the first two questions is highly analogous to the building of the pyramids. It is impossible to conceive of the greatest of modern nations performing such a task. The motive would be utterly lacking. With the ancient rules the task was completely non-economic, except so far as that slaves must be fed and children trained to take their palces...
...believe, however, that the present state of things cannot continue much longer. Difficult as it now is to arrange the schedule of examinations, every increase in the number of courses of instruction and the constant growth in the enrolment of all departments will make the task a harder one, unless the period is lenghtened...
...earnestness that pervaded every member of the company-and that is much in these times. Miss Clara Lane never appeared to better advantage. The music is the most difficult she has yet been called upon to sing, filled as it is with top notes and sustained passages that task the vocal ability of any artist. To say that Miss Lane filled the demands of the character is but giving her the praise she deserves. Mr. Murray had the exacting role of Count di Luna, and there was considerable interest among his admirers in his rendition of the part...
...task was now easy. The lower batteries were silenced; the troops crossed, and the Confederates were caught in a trap. 7000 men and immense quantities of supplies were captured...
...fleet can not be overestimated. The North was very strong in this branch of the service. Not only was she favored by her machine shops, and skilled engineer, but the crews were imbued with the same bold spirit, which carried the navy so triumphantly through with its unheard-of task of blockading 3000 miles of sea coast...