Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...United States took specific steps to prevent Chile from being treated as any normal nation after Allende's election in 1970," Dominguez said. "The U.S. powerfully contributed to the long-range de-articulation of the Chilean economy...
...Despite his dismal prediction for the years ahead in Chile. Dominguez cited the country's tradition of "well-organized and systematically competitive political parties." Although political parties have been abolished by the military junta, he concluded "Chile is a country where there is much the military and politicians cannot prevent...
...Provo canyon, Utah, raw land near the Sundance ski resort fetched $3,750 an acre in 1966. Today it goes for as much as $13,000-even though zoning restrictions prevent some buyers from building anything...
Lots are generally clustered in wooded areas, a homeowner cannot cut down any tree more than six inches in diameter without company approval, and beach grasses are fertilized by helicopter to prevent erosion...
CLUSTER PLANNING should become the rule rather than the exception. Instead of taking a parcel of land and carving it into the greatest number of lots, developers should cluster their houses together to prevent sprawl and preserve open space. In return, they avoid the expense of building long roads and sewer lines through their projects...