Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...washed before dubbing him knight. Last week there was no actual washing, and all 21 new knights appeared most cleanly. Under the stern Great Master's eagle eye they swore "to defend maidens, widows and orphans" and to "suffer no extortion" to be practiced which they are able to prevent...
...meaningless was that portion of the resolution designed to prevent any bondholder who can prove damages from collecting from the U. S. Taking refuge behind the ancient rule of law that the sovereign can not be sued without its consent, the resolution would withdraw "any consent which the U. S. may have given" to the assertion of any claim against the Government for payment in 100? dollars on any of its securities, coins or currencies. Besides closing the door to legal action, the resolution put an extra padlock on by providing that no money shall be disbursed from the Treasury...
...recommend, therefore, that in addition to the present estate taxes, there should be levied an inheritance, succession and legacy tax in respect to all very large amounts received by any one legatee or beneficiary; and to prevent, so far as possible, evasions of this tax, I recommend further the imposition of gift taxes suited to this...
ASCAP's chief lawyer is smart Nathan Burkan, friend of the late Victor Herbert, who founded the Society in 1914. Herbert's aim was to prevent song-pirating in theatres and restaurants. Most songwriters he knew were too indigent or too careless to look out for their own pocketbooks. A big organization was needed to bargain, do the necessary detective work. When Radio appeared and popular sheet-music sales suddenly slumped some 75%, ASCAP was ready for action...
...have reached the goal which Hippocrates set for physicians 2,300 years ago. Life, disease and death will be resolved into simple factors of chemistry and physics of cells and germs. This blood count, that temperature and a rash, for example, will definitely equal a sickness which physicians can prevent by cut & dried technique. Then Medicine will cease to be a fine art, will become an exact science...