Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...appointed to deal with it."The chief U. S. church which treats human ailments by prayer is the Church of Christ, Scientist." You further quote Dr. George C. Ruhland, District Health Officer, as saying, "I have the highest regard for religion, but religious belief does not prevent blindness." May I take issue with Dr. Ruhland on this point, for thousands of individuals have been healed of blindness and many cases where from a medical standpoint total blindness was considered inevitable, Christian Science has restored perfect sight. I present for your consideration the following statement by one of America...
...communists are false." "I have received," added Mr. Lapointe, "an avalanche of protests from Toronto communists against the expenditure of money to increase the Mounted Police force. They don't want Canada to have a militia force of any kind-but they protest against our efforts to prevent Canadians from enlisting in either of the rival forces now fighting in Spain. They are in favor of their militia there...
...that I believe you are-vote against this iniquitous act and prevent it going out to destroy the reputation that I have built up in 67 years...
...Maurice Hankey [Secretary of the Committee for Imperial Defense] there is the famous War Book, containing detailed plans about practically everything for the event of war. Well, we ought to have a Peace Book, mobilization plans for times of peace!" ¶ "Officials here are trying assiduously to prevent the British Lion from roaring or showing its teeth as Mussolini twists its tail," cabled United Press last week from London. "Within the limits of freedom of the press prevailing in Britain, where there is no censorship, authorities are trying to modulate the openly anti-Italian tone in some leading newspapers...
...word message to the Legislature the Governor put himself squarely behind the spirit of the Oath Bill which, in his conception, "is to prevent the dissemination of subversive propaganda in our schools and colleges." Here he adds: "That the oath itself is inoffensive no American can doubt...