Word: preventing
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...have disobeyed that regulation. Leaky prosecutors may also be liable to contempt of court penalties for compromising the secrecy of a grand jury. The secrecy requirement dates back to common law and is designed, among other things, to protect the innocent from publication of unsubstantiated charges and to prevent the guilty from fleeing or tampering with witnesses. Technically, the Agnew case did not go to the grand jury until two weeks ago, and the majority of leaks came before then. Experts are divided over whether this distinction would prevent any contempt sentences. There is no doubt, however, in the unlikely...
...lifted on the products that are most scarce. But that is not the only answer. The increasing dependence of the U.S. on foreign raw materials indicates that the nation has been living beyond its means. In the energy field, in particular, the country badly needs a conservation program to prevent waste. As Government spokesmen have pointed out, if every thermostat in the U.S. were set three degrees lower this winter, the nation could save at least 300,000 bbl. of fuel a day. If motorists would slow down from 70 to 60 m.p.h., their cars would consume 11% less gasoline...
...want to hit them, force them back across the lines, and push them beyond the lines to prevent any renewed Arab attack," she said...
...have served together. However, I respect your decision, and I also respect the concern for the national interest that led you to conclude that a resolution of the matter in this way, rather than through an extended battle in the courts and the Congress, was advisable in order to prevent a protracted period of national division and uncertainty...
Once calm is restored, the junta plans to give Chile a new constitution that will prevent any Marxist returning to power. As General Leigh put it, "we want a constitution that gives participation to a11 Chileans, one that embraces the workers, the peasants, the gremios and women. We want national participation." Chances are the kind of constitution the junta members have in mind is similar to the one introduced by the military dictators of Brazil. It vests vast power in a President, who in recent years has been appointed by the general staff rather than elected. When "national security...