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Word: circumventions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Equally attentive was the U.S. Treasury Department, which last week recommended that manufacturers equip the belts with dummy bullets, assured to be inoperable, instead of with whole cartridges (theoretically convertible into live ammunition without benefit of license). Otherwise, the latest accessory of the Decadent Chic might just manage to circumvent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Nitty Gritty Bang Bang | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

It is virtually certain, however, that Mrs. Gandhi will not allow the court's ruling to stand. Although Parliament adjourned last weekend, she may well introduce at the next session new legislation designed to circumvent the judges' objections. Such a bill might easily pass next time, since it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Reprieve for the Rajahs | 12/28/1970 | See Source »

But Carl Briscoe, HUD senior program officer in Washington, argued for passage of the Careers Program and stated that it was not designed to circumvent regular civil service appointments.

Author: By Joyce Heard, | Title: Council Passes Job Training Program; Delays Action on Housing Appointments | 11/17/1970 | See Source »

It is easy to produce examples of the very ways in which Americans attempt to minimize, circumvent, or deny the interdependence upon which all human societies are based. We seek a private house, a private means of transportation, a private garden, a private laundry, self-service stores, and do-it...

Author: By Bruce E. Johnson, | Title: AmericaThe Pursuit of Loneliness | 10/5/1970 | See Source »

Ford, who took a sabbatical leave in Europe last term, announced his resignation as Dean last Fall. During the April 1969 strike, Ford came under heavy attack from liberal members of the Faculty as a result of the publication in the Old Mole of a confidential letter to President Pusey...

Author: By Garrett Epps, | Title: While You Were Away... A Summer Passed Through Harvard | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

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