Word: prevent
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...scholars were doubting the validity of such words lists. In that year Edward John Payne constructed long lists of similar words comparing Mexican Nahuatl with both Greek and Latin, showing how easy it is to manipulate this type of linguistic evidence. "Nothing short of a continuous miracle would prevent such coincidences," Payne wrote...
...particular, the surge of androgens and estrogens may cause the onset of estrus. To prevent this one should do two things: keep cool, and wear a hat at all times to prevent the sunlight from striking the pineal gland," he said...
...vision of Napoleon's troops setting fire to St. Petersburg as the Russian troops fight and die in the snow will break the back of even the Loeb's large space and advanced technical equipment. Ayrton has been conducting a production seminar for the entire cast in order to prevent any catastrophes. With this class and the expertise of professionals Bill Rynders designing the set and Marcia Dixcy Carr the costumes, this version should succeed in compressing the agonies of War and Peace into two and a half hours even better than the Monarch notes...
Mondale found the Germans and the French reluctant to modify their deals for the sale of nuclear reprocessing plants to Brazil and Pakistan respectively. But they told Mondale they were willing to tighten international safeguards to prevent the conversion of spent reactor fuel into atomic weapons-a high Carter priority. Mondale also got agreement for further high-level international negotiations to limit the export of nuclear facilities...
...advantage of a comprehensive ban, if accepted by all nations, is that it would significantly check the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons-making capability. But a ban would be meaningless without the cooperation of China, France and India. Some experts caution that a comprehensive test ban would also prevent the U.S. from verifying that its nuclear weapons remained in working order...