Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...transitions between pieces in the medley are not smooth, and the thematic connections are not clear enough to lend the the medley a sense of unity. The medley on side two, however, is a strong, well-planned cut with good transitions throughout. While the drums and electric bass prevent it from merely imitating Irish traditional music, the piece remains true to the feel of the Gaelic sound...
...prevent people from going to the game," Blecker said. "But if people feel there is a political principle involved in forcing a place to close in order to bring about negotiations, then they shouldn't come...
...first half a gusting East wind seemed to be the element most determined in its attempts to prevent Harvard from continuing the prolific scoring pace it had established with 15 goals in its two previous games. As co-captain Karen Fifer said, when they neared the B.U. goalmouth, the Crimson "kept kicking balls into the air that just didn't go anywhere...
Cambridge's unusual voting system reinforces the need for a unified slate. Under proportional representation (P.R.), the voters rank all candidates in order of preference to prevent a majority from controlling all the seats. The votes are tabulated according to number one choices, with the result that any sizeable group may elect a representative. An organized slate of candidates is a good strategy under P.R. because the slate can pick up transfer votes--lower choices of a voter whose first choice candidate has already been elected or eliminated...
...housing units in the first nine months of 1977, but the city's threat to rent control by conversion is seen much more as a potential than as a current phenomenon. Harlow Properties plans to convert all 500 of its housing units and has only been prevented by a marketing study that urged a delay in order to prevent a glut. Unchecked, the conversions will whittle away at the supply of available low and middle income housing. The elderly in Cambridge are especially vulnerable, as most live on fixed incomes and find it difficult to find new apartments...