Word: averted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...doctors at Yale, the University of Connecticut and Case Western Reserve report they have devised a prenatal blood test that may avert those heart-rending abortions. Once amniocentesis determines that a woman is carrying a male child, doctors use a technique called fetoscopy to obtain a sample of the baby's blood. They make an incision in the woman's abdomen, then insert a tubular fiber-optic device to locate one of the baby's blood vessels on the placenta. Using a tiny needle, they withdraw a few drops of the baby's blood, which...
...Harry Truman in 1948. A conservative Democrat who served as the Administration's envoy to the business community, Sawyer denounced stringent antitrust legislation and advocated lower corporate taxes and a balanced budget. He found himself severely tested in 1952, when Truman seized the steel industry in order to avert a strike. The President ordered Sawyer to administer the mills and grant workers and owners wage and price increases. Unhappy with the seizure, Sawyer acted only when assured of the order in writing. Resigning his post after Eisenhower's election, he returned to Ohio and his law practice, continuing...
...bleak pronouncements on the state of the union: "Gold knew that the most advanced and penultimate stage of a civilization was attained when chaos masqueraded as order, and he knew we were already there." Or, "No society worth its salt would watch itself perishing without some serious attempt to avert its own destruction. Therefore, Gold concluded, we are not a society. Or we are not worth our salt. Or both...
...with his blade. Vastola says "when I salute my opponent I give him a long, hard stare. It doesn't have to be too menacing and malicious although sometimes that helps too. You maintain eye contact. I remember earlier in the year against North Carolina seeing my opponent nervously avert my stare. That boosts my confidence and drains...
...after scoring 26 points and hauling down 10 rebounds, the damage was already done. The Harvard cagers missed one-and-one opportunities from the free throw line on their next two possessions, and even eight points by Crimson co-captain Bob Hooft, in the last five minutes could not avert a disappointing 86-78 loss...