Word: prevention
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bonus. "It is of the utmost importance, in order to be able to meet a fast approaching foreign competition, that to keep business good and prevent depression we reduce our debt and keep our expenditures as low as possible. These are the economic reasons why the granting of a bonus would jeopardize the welfare of the whole country. It was estimated that under the bonus bill which was vetoed, if all the beneficiaries had taken the certificates which it was proposed to issue, the plan would have cost $225,000,000 annually for the first four years, and a total...
...proposed Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the issuance of tax-exempt securities was defeated in the House...
...injection of Captain Gordon and Smith into the University line-up in the second half did not prevent the Amherst five from defeating the Crimson 27 to 24 Saturday night. It was Harvard's fourth successive defeat...
...water, starts producing 35,000 cubic metres of smoke a minute, hiding objects 30 ft. away. The "smoke projector", for land work, generates fog much faster. Several European navies are now using his methods. Their pacific value lies in spreading smoke blankets over orchards, gardens and fields to prevent the ravages of frost. Radiation from the ground is checked...
...poor English did not prevent Anthony H. G. Fokker, famous Dutch constructor (TIME, Dec. 31) from making an impression in a speech before the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. One airplane for every 1,000 people in Cleveland, and the airplane a commonplace taxicab between cities was his forecast for the immediate future...