Word: preventable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...problem of space; but the money might be better used to finance the much-needed office space for professors. In juggling these concerns, the financial pitfall would be to alienate the benefactors who have made possible the growth of the now extensive collection. In addition, farsighted environmental planning would prevent the sacrifice of the aesthetic value of the Busch...
Theorists of international cooperation point out that warm relations and trust are not necessary for cooperation. Competition does not prevent cooperation, nor is a central authority necessary. What is needed is a more sophisticated and long-range perception of self-interest, an ability to learn from experience and the realization that a relationship will continue over time. When games of "Prisoner's Dilemma" are played over long periods, a strategy of reciprocity proves to be most effective. On such realist premises, it is quite possible to expect a gradual evolution of American-Soviet cooperation...
Goldman says Buthelezi assumed responsibility for leading the Zulu people in order to prevent their homeland from becoming a "so-called independent Bantustan." Goldman cites the chief's role in efforts to form a South African legislature made up of both Black and whites as another reason for honoring him with a degree...
...Nasser was desparately seeking a way to avoid a military confrontation. While the 1973 war was initiated by the Arabs, the intent of the offensive--as evidenced by the extent of Egyptian advance--was to recapture the territories lost in 1967 only. In 1978, the Israelis invaded Lebanon to prevent the Arab League from restoring order in the Lebanese chaos...
...biggest story was Reagan's gigantic "prevent defense," orchestrated largely to protect first-term Senators who were dragged in by his coattails in 1980. Unfortunately for Reagan, the five candidates he campaigned hardest for--those in California, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, and South Dakota--all lost...