Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...attempting to prevent a possible European war, for unifying his nation, and risking his life in the defense of it. for TIME'S Man of the Year, I nominate a monarch, scholar, statesman, and hero-the Emperor Halle Selassie...
Discussing a nine-point program proposed to prevent high-school injuries, Mr. Bingham asserted that the present position of the goal-posts was satisfactory, and there was no indication of the so-called "slow-whistle" among officials...
From a distance of 3,000 miles the game in Europe strongly impressed Canadian Premier William Lyon Mackenzie King last week with a desire to prevent Canada from being blamed in any case for starting a new World War. The proposal to add oil to the Sanctions brew was not made by "The White Knight of Geneva," handsome young British League of Nations Minister Captain Anthony Eden, nor by his Government. With the seasoned diplomat's flair for keeping his own fingers out of the broth, Captain Eden went around to the League's International Labor Office...
...oath in the witness box that Dr. Hanfstaengl spoke exactly as quoted. What had wrought Putzy up to speak in this fashion, Mr. Thompson testified, was a reference to the condemnation of Nazi methods by numerous Britons, including some prominent Oxonians. At this provocation not even smelling salts could prevent Putzy from flying wrathfully off the handle. In court last week Dr. Hanfstaengl, admirably composed, declared, "Such a statement as the one attributed to me could only have been made by a man of violent and vulgar temper." In an injured tone the big man continued softly, "What hurt...
...Something can be done about it. God knows it is human nature to have syphilis. Nothing could be done about it but to die horribly until one man after six hundred and six tries found that something could be done. Maybe there is no one thing that can prevent another war but I do know that if everyone who has any feeling in the matter at all, said what he felt in no uncertain terms -and kept saying it, that the sheer power of public opinion would go far to make war impossible. I am a very profane...