Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Digging In. The Communists believe that the U.S. "intends to transform [South Viet Nam] into an outpost to prevent the revolution from spreading down to Southeast Asia." Because of congressional opposition, Watergate and economic woes, the Communists concede, "it is difficult for the U.S. to return to South Viet Nam." Nonetheless the directive cautions against ruling out the possibility...
...past few months the influence of personalities in city council politics has been less evident in the color of accusations and more evident in the unpredictability of its decisions. In March the council voted unanimously to prevent the construction of a McDonald's Restaurant on the site of a 125-year-old landmark in Central Square. In April it even endorsed the United Farm Workers, requesting the city manager suspend all city purchases of boycotted lettuce and grapes and proclaiming a UFW Week in Cambridge. However, as summer approached, the council voted to prohibit concerts on Cambridge Common...
...hundred students' unexpected return from leaves of absence caused the housing crisis last fall, Dean Whitlock explained. To prevent recurrence of the problem, he proposed setting deadlines for students on leave to indicate their return to Harvard...
...Hotel Continental, which Harvard purchased several years ago. There is enough room space available to alleviate the housing crunch at no extra building expense to the University. Lyman acknowledges that such a proposal has been discussed, but both Harvard and Radcliffe officials are reluctant to indicate what factors prevent its implementation or whether they favor such a plan. It is clear, however, that Radcliffe would be sacrificing valuable bargaining power for future merger talks by allowing the buildings to be used for students and to thus come under Harvard's control...
Krupp reportedly established the Foundation to prevent control of the Krupp company from passing into the hands of his only son, who Krupp considered irresponsible...