Word: averted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Albert and other Democratic House leaders suggested that Rodino could avert any dilatory tactics by Nixon Lawyer James St. Clair if the committee completed its closed-door staff presentation of evidence and then voted with out calling witnesses. "St. Clair could keep every witness on the stand for three days," one top Democrat warned. But Rodino replied that Republicans on the committee will insist that such witnesses as John Dean, Charles Colson, John Ehrlichman, H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John Mitchell be called and tested under crossexamination. Rodino advised that this should be permitted, but that tight controls, including...
...calculate a $4 drop in oil from the Persian Gulf by 1976." Any of these scenarios would leave prices far enough above the pre-embargo level of about $4.65 per bbl. to cause serious difficulties for rich and poor consuming nations alike. But any drop at all would help avert what could be a world economic disaster...
...dragon's nose had been cut off by a bulldozer; in revenge, the dragon had put a curse on the whole Man clan, which since the 1200s has made up all of the 3,700 population of Lok Ma Chau and the neighboring village of San Tin. To avert catastrophe, the expert declared, construction of the parking lot must cease immediately...
...plan is complete down to some intricate details designed to avert cheating and frustrate would-be black marketeers. The ration coupons will be about a third the size of a dollar bill and, like currency, they will be printed by a difficult-to-counterfeit intaglio process. When a driver bought gas and handed over his coupons at the pump, he would have to sign his name and write his license-plate number on each one, so that they could not readily be reused. The coupons would be good for only 60 days, so that speculators would be discouraged from hoarding...
...surrogate father. Indeed, it seems reasonable to expect that the movie will end with a shot of the sailor and the kid walking away from the camera, arms around each other, talking bravely about the future. Mark Rydell is not a director (The Fox, The Cowboys) to avert clichés or confound expectations. The only curiosity is what takes him so long to get around to such a finale...