Word: avert
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that a member of the School who is guilty of missing a single lecture, is deemed by Dean Pound to be "prima facie an undesirable student", and is threatened with expulsion. It is true that all hope is not lost. Perfect behavior on the part of the "undesirable" may avert the consequences of his grave misconduct. But the taint of the original sin remains forever...
...from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Resorting to straight line drives, the Green backs put over three touchdowns for a 21-0, victory, but all this scoring was done in two periods, and for the remainder of the game the southerners had the Granite Staters on their toes constantly to avert possible scoring threats...
...Szolnok, Hungary, terrified peasants besought the local mayor to avert continuance of the recent catastrophic rains throughout Europe (TIME, July 12) by ordering the removal of "all ill omened radio aerials." Scientists talked learnedly of sun spots. Rain fell...
Meanwhile Premier Baldwin attempted to mediate between representatives of the coal miners and operators, to whom the Government granted a subsidy (TIME, Aug. 10) in order to avert a nation-wide strike. Since the subsidy expires May 1, 1926, and since neither miners nor operators have shown themselves willing to abide by the plan of settlement recommended by the Royal Coal Commission (TIME, March 22), the threat of industrial strife swirled darkly over England last week...
...August. Chairmaned by the noted industrialist, Sir Herbert Samuel, they constitute the Royal Coal Commission. Last week they released a report of staggering dimensions touching upon every phase of the coal industry, which Premier Baldwin was obliged to subsidize for nine months, beginning Aug. 1, 1925, in order to avert a general strike (TIME, Aug. 10). The four gentlemen recommended that...