Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...member of the University, except with the consent of the President and Fellows, and that such patents would not be taken out by the University itself unless they are dedicated to the public. The University will, however, provide legal advice to anyone who desires steps to be taken to prevent the patenting by others of his discoveries or inventions...
...bought, upon French troops at the outbreak of the war. Almost inevitably. M. Faure pointed out, there sat on the directorate of the financing bank of the country that bought the armaments a representative of Schneider Creusot or some other member of the Comite. This precaution did not, however, prevent most of these loans from being in default. Coming to the present, said M. Faure, "we find M. Schneider arming Bulgaria, M. Schnelder arming Turkey, Skoda supporting Hitler, France-Japanese, Franco-Argentine, and Franco-Mexican banks. This is fall"--he ended with a masterpiece of moderation--"extremely suspicious." Then, having...
...police guard that has been stationed at Judge Sullivan's home since the first day of the trial to prevent any attempts at violence by radical agitators was removed yesterday and the presiding magistrate spent the weekend in the country...
Adding to the ever increasing sentiment that would peace is doomed and that war clouds are gathering in European skies, Paul Hutchinson, managing editor of "The Christian Century," in an article entitled "The Collapse of Pacifism" sets forth the thesis that only the Protestant churches can effectively prevent war in the event of a critical situation arising. Mr. Hutchinson's analysis of the feeling prevalent throughout the world today is adequate but his assertion that only the Protestant clergy can form a nucleus for a pacifist opposition in the case of a threatened war is shallow since he falls...
...Committee prove conclusively that individuals were cruelly treated, and they probably will, it was the most practical way to break up the meeting. Although earlier reports seemed to indicate that unmitigated brutality was unnecessarily put to use, further investigation shows that these methods were used to prevent the dangers of an unmanageable demonstration. Of course they were unfortunate, but a riot would have subjected the police to even more virulent criticism. Viewed in this light one finds less grounds for the Committee to protest against police methods at the meeting. They might well keep in mind that Harvard must assume...