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Word: prevent (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...biographer, Morris Carter '96, describes a friend of hers, "who said it was amusing to imagine her standing on a street corner, wearing all her pearls, playing her Stradivarius, and begging alms." He admits that most of her food came from her Brookline farm, but her "poverty" did not prevent her from buying Rembrandts and Raphaels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Brings the Renaissance to Boston | 12/9/1955 | See Source »

...argues the underlying purpose of U.S. foreign policy should be "to avoid and prevent a situation in which we have to make a choice between surrender and a nuclear war," for a nuclear war would bring about almost total devastation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Democrats Tackle Foreign Policy | 12/1/1955 | See Source »

...word had leaked out that Cherberg and Sutherland did not always agree on the way to handle quarterback Lederman, and when the season ended, Sutherland publicly attacked Cherberg. To prevent any more embarrassment, Cassill fired Sutherland...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 12/1/1955 | See Source »

...Central Square merchant suggested that it would be to the city's as well as the University's advantage to expand along the Charles. Expansion in this direction would beautify Cambridge's riverfront and prevent demolition of still-usable buildings in other areas bordering the university, he said, while removing one of the city's eyesores...

Author: By Ernest A. Ostro, | Title: Official Predicts University Growth Along Charles in Next Five Years | 11/30/1955 | See Source »

Student reactions to proposals for changes in the Freshman Smoker were mixed yesterday. Most students contacted felt that the Administration had "a good idea" in changing the present Smoker, but objected to its vow to crack down to prevent a repetition of last year's "blast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Object to Smoker Crackdown | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

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