Word: maintain
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...famous "14 points of light" was a plan by which he believed the Allies could not only win the war but prevent such wars from occurring in the future. This latter hope hinged largely on his idea for a "League of Nations," a collective organization of nations designed to maintain world order. When the Treaty of Versailles was drafted at the end of the war, the League of Nations was a major component...
...aftermath of the campaign's success, Harvard has to work to maintain alumni interest in fundraising. No one expects the current giving to equal what it was during the campaign. But deans say there is much more to be done that will require funding...
...runners. Last weekend at Yale, the Crimson took the No. 1 and No. 6 places, but its third runner placed only No. 14. In today's race, the runners will try to go out strong at the beginning of the race and work hard to maintain position...
...that computer simulations and tests of conventional explosives will keep the stockpile reliable. Indeed, a recent letter to the Senate signed by 32 Nobel laureates in Physics (including Higgins Professor of Physics Sheldon L. Glashow) stated that "fully informed technical studies" had confirmed that nuclear tests are unnecessary to maintain the current arsenal. The environmental consequences of exploding a nuclear weapon and releasing radiation provide additional incentives for the U.S. to refrain from breaking its self-imposed commitment...
Many families create and maintain their own rituals. That's what Beverly Zarin, a retired reading consultant, and her husband Sol have done. For the past 20 years, the Zarins, who live in Connecticut, have vacationed together with their two sons and their sons' families for two weeks every summer in a bungalow colony in Maine. "That's been a tradition, a wonderful way to really get to know one another," she says. In November everyone heads for St. Louis, Mo., for Thanksgiving with the Zarins' son Larry and his family. At Passover the whole clan gathers at Beverly...