Word: width
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...here than anywhere else in the yard, and in passing and repassing one another, they are often shoved about and crowded most unpleasantly, and not infrequently are obliged to step off into the snow or slush. This evil could easily be remedied if the walk were made the full width of the path. It is not asking too much, surely, that this be done, for the comfort of the students...
...reported that Koest has just received an order for a new barge from the managers of the Yale navy. The barge, which will be finished December 1, is to be built of cedar, sixty feet in length, and 25 inches in width. This will be one of the narrowest barges ever constructed, the object of which is to avoid any change of the style of rowing when the crew is transferred to the shell...
...made a failure of business, but his able and fertile mind won him the favor of royalty, and he became the voice of the government upon many important issues. He wrote his pamphlets on all sorts of subjects, - military, political, even educational and moral, and in all showed width of range, patience in detail, lucidity, and vivacity. His sentiments found him support with the government, and accompanying substantial rewards and his lively, telling style won him popularity with the people...
...claims of the U. S. violate the principle of mare liberum: Atlantic Monthly LXV. 184.- (a) Behring Sea not an enclosed sea: Forum VIII, 231; Stanton supra. - (1) Size: Forum. VIII, 231. - (2) Width of the entrance: Atlantic Monthly LXV, 185. - (3) Shores owned by two nations: Stanton supra 76. - (b) Canadian vessels have been seized outside the marginal belt: Atlantic Monthly LXV, 184; Stanton supra, Chap...
...Athletic Association is making an improvement in the board walk, extending from the gymnasium to the Physical Laboratory, which will offer an additional advantage for the training of the Mott Haven candidates. The walk for seventy-five yards is being made twice its former width. This will enable the men to do their outside work without being interfered with by others who are running at a different pace and by the public. As several men will be able to run abreast, short races can also be held. But the greatest advantage may be looked for in bringing...