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Word: preventers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...They suffer," he emphasized, "they are exploited and famished by the Naziz, and bombed by the British." After almost two years, however, they know exactly what a complete Nazi victory would mean, and they know that, to prevent it there are terrible things to be accepted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: French Still Believes in Democracy; People Oppressed by Naziz--Morize | 3/18/1942 | See Source »

...keeping watch over us when it must concentrate its full power on guarding the important coast. This is a fight to finish and our fate is in the balance. Then we should not be in a way of the Army when it needs every ounce of manpower to prevent more break-through of the enemy on far distant front lines, and we, as loyal citizens of this country, can better serve the nation by working on inland farms instead of remaining here to increase the worry and anxiety of our fellow Caucasian citizens on the coast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 16, 1942 | 3/16/1942 | See Source »

...universal system of money ... so planned as to prevent inflation and deflation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: American Malvern | 3/16/1942 | See Source »

...sure of this last week by telling dealers that it would buy back as many cars as they wanted to sell. Price: dealer cost plus $5 to $15 for each month the car was held after January's end. Terms: hard cash. G.M. mad? this offer to 1) prevent a wild dealer scramble for the few people authorized to buy cars under the new rationing orders; 2) keep the cars from going to illegitimate dealers; 3) keep regular dealers solvent. Chrysler, Ford, other car makers may soon announce similar schemes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: G.M. Buys Them Back | 3/16/1942 | See Source »

...present time." King said, "we are hampered by the restrictions that prohibit pleasure flying except within three miles of the airport and at an altitude less than 3,500 feet." The purpose of these rules, he revealed, is to prevent the fliers from being mistaken for enemy planes and thus inadvertently attracting anti-aircraft fire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flying Club Will Help Convoy Ships to Port | 3/16/1942 | See Source »

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