Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...technically neutral, forgets its liberal dream about a 'New Deal' and loses itself in a wave of reactionary sentiment. . . . Only the working class, rising in alliance with the rest of the toiling population, and taking the decisions out of the hands of the capitalist class, can prevent...
Viewing with alarm the financial situation of endowed U. S. universities, University of Chicago's President Robert Maynard Hutchins proposed radical remedies: 1) that competing universities merge, 2) that they divvy up the fields of advanced study to prevent duplication, 3) that they stop trying to live on their incomes, begin to live on their capital...
...injury-riddled Harvard football squad will be waiting in the trenches this afternoon to match its defensive warfare strength against an Army attack which promises to be dangerous both on land and in the air. The bulky Crimson line should be able to prevent any sustained ground advances led by powerful Cadet Art Frontczak, but the aerial bombardment instigated by Johnny Hatch and Jere Maupin will be severe...
Obviously--as Mr. Greene admits--there is no legalism preventing an appearance by Browder. Less obviously, good taste does not prevent it, since Browder would appear in his capacity as a Communist spokesman rather than in his role as a passport violator. Granted that he has broken some highly technical regulations laid down by the United States government, his integrity or capability as leader of the Communist party are not impugned by this fact. He remains the most articulate exponent of one view on War and Neutrality, and as such, he should be heard by Harvard students...
Although Macdonald is expected to play against the Army on Saturday, Coach Harlow has indicated no changes in the starting backfield assignments. Lack of any contact work and almost no conditioning in the past weeks will prevent Macdonald from being as 60 minute player for some time. He will probably see about 15 minutes of action at the tailback post Saturday...