Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...change itself is not the enemy. Our concern is twofold. We must work to dampen conflict, to maintain peace, and we must make clear that it is dangerous for outside powers to try to exploit for their own selfish benefits this inevitable turmoil...
When Harvard first decided to allow men and women to live in the same dorms in 1969, administrators kept the sex ratios at the Radcliffe Quad low--1.5 men for every woman--both to maintain tradition and to create a "warm, supportive atmosphere for women students who wanted that," Thomas Dingman '67, associate dean of the College, said last week...
...That kind of boomeranged on us," Fox said when he announced his decision to abolish the 1.5-to-1 ratio at the Quad and maintain only the 2.5-to-1 maximum ratio on all Houses. "What we had started to help women was ending up discriminating against them," Fox said...
Freshman Caroline Powell crushed Feldman, 5-2, in her last bout to give her a 1-3 record on the day. At times, Powell fenced with the agility, quickness nad smooth technique which is her trademark; but she could not maintain her poise for entire bouts...
...continuation of war in Southeast Asia is a disheartening threat to world peace. Apparently the governments of China, Vietnam and Cambodia believe that aggression is necessary to maintain their power and prestige. The losers, as always, are the people of those countries...