Word: forego
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...BEFORE what turned out to be E. Power Biggs's last major public appearance, the 69-year-old organist fell and broke his right arm. Biggs's physician told him that in order for the bone to heal properly, he would have to forego the next day's solo performance with the Boston Pops, so that the cast could dry and set properly. But Biggs chose to neglect his health, rather than his art. The next day at Symphony Hall, Biggs positioned the organ so that no one would be able to witness the incredible feat that was to follow...
...presentations are held in The First Parish Church in Cambridge, at 3 Church St., in Harvard Square. This Wednesday's talk, "Should We Forego Private Property Rights In Order to Protect the Environment?" will feature Don K. Gifford, vice-president of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, Robert Paterson, the deputy director of Massachusetts state planning office, State Senator William Saltonstall, and Lawrence Susskind, associate professor of Urban Planning...
Schimmel said the decision to cut back on singles was partly influenced by recent studies demonstrating the overcrowding problem in undergraduate houses. She added that most Lowell residents were willing to forego senior singles to lessen overcrowding during their sophomore and junior years...
Although she has never known a Harvard student to forego an abortion because of financial difficulties, the policy change will allow students to focus more clearly on emotional questions, Bisbee said...
...fact, with the exception of Representative H. John Heinz III (R-Pa.), who spent about $2 million on his campaign, Buckley's expenditures have outstripped those of any other Senatorial candidate. Moynihan's campaign, on the other hand, is running in the red, and recently Moynihan staffers agreed to forego their salaries to pump more money into television advertising to counteract Buckley's saturation-level media campaign...