Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crazed fan, convicted of knifing actress Theresa Saldana in 1982, has repeatedly threatened to kill her when he gets out of jail. Saldana has waged a public campaign to prevent the man's release. Authorities recently stayed his parole, but it is now scheduled for March...
...missiles are carried aboard bombers and possibly even submarines. Differentiation must be made between nuclear-tipped and conventionally armed cruise missiles, even if they look alike. A method will have to be found to keep track of mobile missiles. With all that, the supreme challenge will be how to prevent new production of banned weapons at secret locations...
...desires, hypocritical or not, should be irrelevant to the Legislature's deliberations. The league has no power to prevent the state from implementing the plan, and state representatives, when they return from recess in the fall, should see the plan for what it is: a sensible attempt both to raise money and to reduce the income of organized crime...
...Despite early criticism of Hazelwood's conduct, the Coast Guard maintains that his handling of the ship after it ran aground was exemplary. Not only did he help prevent the oil spill from being even worse, but his actions may have saved lives as well. By adjusting the engine power, the captain was able to keep the vessel stable and pressed firmly against the reef...
Nonetheless, most ethicists agree that the couple's proprietary right to their embryo is not absolute. Some specialists contend that institutes and laboratories should have the right to prevent couples from authorizing inappropriate experimentation on embryos. These experts believe that couples considering in vitro fertilization should seek professional counseling as a matter of course. They should decide in advance what is to be done with the zygote if they do not use it because of death or divorce, and their decision should always be codified in a legally binding contract. "The power to decide should be agreed upon at inception...