Word: averted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Princeton was still unwilling to give up the ghost, and with four men down the ice, three times forced Cumings to do fancy splits to avert a score. With half a minute to go the whole Tiger pack came down the ice in close formation, but Chase robbed Davis of the puck, and with no one in front of him, bore down upon the Tiger goalguard. A goal seemed sure, but as the bell rang, Cole-brook topped off his evening's work, by meeting Chase in a fierce dive that prevented a score...
...British iron and steel industry is at present very much a child of misfortune. Everyone's hand is against it except Premier Baldwin's-himself an important steel master-yet the Premier seems powerless to avert depression from his own trade...
...Outline of History (1921), this is his fifth booby book. It concerns Charlie Hatch, who inherited his uncle's insane asylum, organized it with conferences, buzzers and several Department Heads, "made good," won Banker Pratt's ravishing daughter and died a noble death just in time to avert a happy ending. Chuckle production, still profuse, rests chiefly on: 1) The incongruous appearance of old family bywords ; 2) cretinous actions by the characters; 3) obtuse conversations as between one amiable dunderhead and another ; 4) childish horseplay with modern solemnities; 5) feints at coy indelicacy. If the reader at times...
...Hughes, attempting to avert trouble, issued a statement declaring that "the agreement reached at Paris was simply for the allocation of the payments made under the Dawes plan. It does not provide for sanctions or deal with any questions that might arise if the contemplated payments should not be made. With respect to any such contingency the agreement in Paris puts the United States under no obligation legally or morally, and the United States will be as free as it ever was to take any course of action it may think advisable...
...Lodgings in ye Town; upon we not only they themselves complain of great Difficulties & Inconveniences, but ye Gentlemen yt have ye Govermt of ye Society do already feel great Concern in yr Minds & have but uncomfortable Views of Mischief impending; wch yr fear they shall not be able to avert; by reason of many being necessitated to be so much & so far from their Constant Inspection, & ye Slender Authority ye College is capable of onpecting from ye Town...