Word: preventing
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Baltimore's critics realize that congressional investigations are not undertaken lightly. Something was seriously amiss, and Congress intends to do something to prevent similar incidents in the future. Unfortunately, Congress's handling of the recent controversy surrounding funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities doesn't inspire much confidence in its ability to intervene intelligently in such matters...
...they did ask that Bush help them hack through the thicket of regulations that accompany existing federal education grants. Bush agreed, in the words of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, to "swap red tape for results" in disbursing federal money. Those funds now come encumbered by rules that, for example, prevent night classes of adults from using computers bought for day classes of handicapped students...
Nothing is more appealing than a simple solution to a complex problem. That is why so many people have eagerly embraced the notion that eating right can prevent heart disease. Following the advice of the U.S. Government's National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), millions of Americans have lined up to get their cholesterol checked and have purged their refrigerators of fatty foods. Food manufacturers are pumping up sales simply by touting their products as "cholesterol free." Rarely has a health campaign so quickly become a national obsession...
...Andreas Papandreou made a rare appearance on the podium. But instead of defending himself against corruption charges stemming from a $210 million bank-embezzlement scandal, he went on the offensive, charging that his accusers were motivated by "mudslinging" and acted out of "political self- interest." The strategy failed to prevent an indictment. By a largely partisan vote of 166 to 121, the legislators ordered Papandreou, 70, to stand trial later this year before a special court on three felony charges -- taking bribes, accepting the proceeds of a crime, and breach of faith...
Busby said he hoped a nationally coordinatedsystem would prevent this waste of information...