Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...spent in pure research, he continues to serve on government committees and to do active work in the development of atomic weapons. He feels that, so long as this country has decided to engaged in an arms race, we must maintain our superiority as the only means to prevent war. Kistiakowsky insists that all his military work be done away from Harvard, for he regards government entrance into private institutions a grave danger...
...take his chair until the Senate gives confirmation. I wouldn't like to see a man decide on segregation cases while the Senate is deciding on him. Of course, that might be the reason that he was appointed. A lot of other men have things against them that might prevent their confirmation, while I think Warren is neutral enough to have a clean slate...
...semi-finalists were finally decided upon after a three day continuos meeting of all CRIMSON editors in the sleeping room of Longfellow Hall. The girls' identities, however, will remain a closely guarded secret to prevent them any undue annoyances...
...Some of his play runs too long, some of it goes too far, while thematically the whole thing goes nowhere in particular. Mr. Willingham's play does not reveal how much the military academy itself is to blame-either through what it fosters or what it fails to prevent. But the play offers a number of telling, harshly humorous incidents; and thanks to the acting (notably of William Smithers, Ben Gazzara and Albert Salmi), it provides a real sense of human beings...
...which the lowest-income families spend as much as 65% of their earnings, would be exempt under all proposed plans. Instead, the biggest dent, dollarwise, would be made on those who have the most to spend on nonessentials. As for a pyramiding of the tax, Congress could easily prevent this by requiring retailers to leave out the tax when computing markups. The tax might restrict sales temporarily. But at the same time a deflationary period might be the best time-politically-to impose such a tax, since its impact would be less if imposed on falling prices...