Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Come February, the Thinelads may have a vastly different outlook. Once the injuries heal and the peachfuzz disappears. McCurdy will have a better idea of just where his squad stands. As for now, though, too many question marks prevent any judgements on the team--except one, which McCurdy supplied: "This team will start slowly...
THESE rivalries erupted in a spectacular display of pettiness, absurdity and irresponsibility during the party elections in the Diet to determine the new prime minister. At one point, the Fukuda camp set up a blockade to prevent Ohira supporters from entering the Diet. Burly Ohira guards smashed the barrier, screaming obscenities into whirring television cameras. Ohira himself blocked Diet votes on the premiership three times, holding out to retain his power while the Diet remained paralyzed. After futile attempts at compromise with Fukuda, Ohira retained his seat by a mere 17 votes in the first runoff premier election in Japan...
...city based its arguments at the two-day trial held November 7 and 8 on a home-rule measure the state legislature passed this fall, allowing Cambridge to prevent tax-exempt institutions from owning property in residentially-zoned sections of the city...
Brookline selectman Edward Novakoff said, however, that the settlement with Boeing Vertol may not be such a good deal. He said fixing the faulty vehicles would not necessarily prevent them from breaking down again, and because of the agreement, the company would no longer be responsible for manufacturing defects...
...amazing string of injuries leveled one wrestler after another, week in and week out from November until February, wrestling coach Johnny Lee knew better than to count his chickens before they hatched. This year, however, it seemed Lady Luck had moved to his side. Unfortunately even luck could not prevent co-captain Tony Cimmarrusti from seriously injuring his knce in the Yale Game...