Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...election of a Democratic government will best serve the interests of the country.- (1) Further tariff legislation would be detrimental to business: Harper's Weekly, XL, 218-(a) Business men desire no change: ibid; Nation, LXII, 232.- (b) A Democratic government will tend to prevent such legislation.- (c) A Republican government would change the tariff.- (x) Republicans are making the tariff their chief campaign issue: Harper's, XL, 218.- (2) A Democratic government gives promise of better currency legislation.- (a) In 1888 the Republican platform denounced Cleveland for his attempts "to demontize silver:" Tribune Almanc...
...coached the greater part of the time by P. D. Rust '98, last year's 'varsity coxswain. On Thursday last, Nelson Perkins, captain of the '91, winning eight, coached the crew, and it is hoped that his services can be obtained as a regular coach, although his business may prevent it. During vacation the crew will stay in Cambridge and row twice a day. Thomson who has been laid up by sickness since before the crew went on the river, has returned, and is rowing number...
...voice alone is heard there will be no confusion. When two men start for a high fly, the one calling out "I have it" should be allowed to take the ball, and should be reassured by such words as "Take it" from the other player. Such signals will prevent a recurrence of the discouraging mistakes of yesterday, for which it would be unfair to blame...
...cone is a glass tube with a cock-stop, so that the air may be exhausted. This glass tube is also fastened in with plaster-of-Paris and bound by a metallic ring. A circular wooden disc is fastened in the inside of the metallic cone, to prevent any collapse of the sides on exhaustion. By this construction it has been found that the difficulty from the absorptive power of the rays by the glass of the Crooke's tube has been eliminated in a most marked degree...
...interests of the United States to prevent acquisition of territory in South America by European powers.- (1) Such acquisition would constitute a danger in time of war.- (a) Establishment of coaling stations and occupation of positions of strategic importance would be a menace.- (2) "Entangling alliances" would necessarily result.- (3) Interest in the Nicaragua Canal should be maintained.- (4) Principal rather than the amount of acquisition is dangerous...