Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Other analysts argue that it is precisely because Jiang is weak that Deng has given up his powerful post. By promoting Jiang and then nurturing him from the sidelines, Deng may prevent rivals from ganging up on his protege as he learns to handle his new responsibilities...
...China is a nuclear power. Without Chinese cooperation, we cannot have an effective policy of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and will have no leverage at all in trying to prevent the sale of missiles and other destructive weapons to countries in trouble spots like the Middle East...
...backlash against heavy-handed defense measures, however, is starting to develop. "Why call it a school? Let's call it a prison," complains Robert Rubel, who directs the National Alliance for Safe Schools, a nonprofit advisory group based in Bethesda, Md. He argues that it is impossible to prevent random violence. Rubel thinks schools should be diligent in controlling all kinds of disorder, handling violations of their own rules and turning crimes over to the police...
This difficulty in defining who qualifies is one of the problems facing those who would grant new rights to domestic partners. It is important to have criteria that are strict enough to prevent just any casual lover, roommate or friendly acquaintance in need of health insurance from cashing in. But prying into private lives and requiring proofs of emotional commitment are hardly suitable activities for government...
...Japan to move away from this slave mentality. Japan is the only country that is developing practical uses of superconductivity and, I believe, will master the technology in ten years. Then Japan will be at the center of industry. Japan must repel any attempt by the U.S. to prevent it from becoming more self-assertive...