Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Thus appeased, the Nizam of Hyderabad may well be the first 21-gun Indian potentate to sign, or foxy Sir Akbar at the last moment may advise His Exalted Highness to hold out for more. In any case the British Raj, which only four years ago sent troops to prevent the Maharaja of Kashmir from being overthrown by a native insurrection, felt last week that they could count on the early signature...
...Halsey's weak-kneed son, she breaks away from him as soon as she discovers that the comfort he provides cannot end her restlessness. She loves to drive, gets a job running liquor over the mountains. Once she drives her car into the car of Federal agents to prevent the capture of a valuable liquor stock. She becomes notorious as the girl rumrunner, dresses expensively, always carries a telegram saying her husband has been hurt to explain her speeding when she is stopped. She sees a young, romantic descendant of an old Virginia family made the instrument for killing...
...backfield was held out of offensive scrimmage yesterday, to prevent any injuries. Today's work-out will continue the polishing that has gone on all week, and tomorrow the first open practice will be held in the Stadium, to which the University is invited...
These tours will start on Thursday at 2:00 o'clock, and will continue of successive Tuesdays and Thursdays during the month of October. Students must sign up at the Poetry Room in Widener Library before hand to prevent too great a crowd on any one trip...
...Orleans last year, he was elected by acclamation to the post of A. B. A. second vice president, which meant that he would be moved up automatically to first vice president this year, president in 1937. At San Francisco last week there was a brief attempt to prevent Banker Adams from moving up in the regular line of succession. When elections came round, however, not a murmur arose against either Mr. Adams or the hand-picked banker nominated to succeed him in 1938-Philip Adolphus Benson. A likable middle-of-the-roader, Banker Benson has been president of Brooklyn...