Word: preventive
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Last summer also saw the beginning of the $52 million, two-and-a-half year renovation of Widener's stacks. The mammoth project will not only prevent the further decay of books but add air conditioning and two new reading rooms. Although the project has inevitably caused disruptions to library users, we commend the conscious attempt to minimize these inconveniences...
...rounds? The FBI wanted to prevent the Davidians from taking refuge in a concrete bunker, but a cold round fired shortly after 6 a.m. bounced off the roof. According to a document at the FBI's legal counsel's office dated February 1996--but that officials say they realized only last week was significant--HRT agents asked to use M651 military rounds because the heat they generate produces a vapor that provides greater penetrating power. A yet unidentified FBI official on the ground authorized the plan but did not report it to Washington. The two M651 rounds ricocheted...
...deal with the anxiety of that first day is to get your kids--no matter what age--inside their new school before it opens. Teachers are often happy to meet a student during those pre-opening days. At the very least, a careful look around school may prevent the mortification of getting lost on the first day. If there is an appropriate school activity starting before the academic year, such as sports or club meetings, Sheras suggests that parents urge their children to participate--even if they would rather...
...happy, and I wonder who the people are on the panel that chose her," Campbell says. "I can't even conceive of the discussions of the committee that chose her and I am going to try and prevent such foolishness for my own graduation...
Although Harvard had conferred with Cambridge police earlier in the year to prevent violence in the case of police action, Mayor Walter J. Sullivan said Harvard's request did not specify any tactics but "left all that...