Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Recent legislation from the House Commerce Committee has called for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label packages with a warning that condoms may not prevent the transmission...
...When someone dies of a devastating disease, everybody wants to cure it or prevent it," he said. "But how significant is that as an overall problem in the United States? That's why its important to look at statistics and approach things as rationally...
...director of a college health service, my prime task is to prevent people from getting ill and certainly from dying. I think it's a very very high [risk] to put a price tag on that...
...initially arise, the overall effect will promote dialogue and understanding. Discomfort is not a valid justification for discrimination and prejudice. The current policy only causes witch-hunts and limits individuals' free expression. Although Private Winchell can never return, this much-needed, long-awaited change in military policy can prevent such atrocities from occurring in the future...
...Chiles' death provides the needed pause to prevent the plot and historical subtext from spinning out of control. Lee, who has forgotten about Holt's unique story until now, quickly exploits the uneasy relationship between Southern white women and black male slaves. He also finally allows Holt to express his desire for freedom. Similarly, a Bushwacker sympathizer reveals why he believes the North will win, "They fight because they believe everyone should have liberty and freedom. We fight because we care about ourselves." Lee deserves credit for addressing this astute evaluation of the Civil...