Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...piety of the Italians does not prevent them from cheering in church. Last week, as they packed St. Peter's to witness the pageantry which in turn witnessed that Rome was still, more than any other city, the heart of Christendom, they joyously cried "Ecco il Papa! Ecco il Papa...
Hopkins had said: "It's too bad we can't strike first and prevent a surprise." The President nodded-but said: "No, we can't do that. We are a democracy of peaceful people. We have a good record. We must stand...
...also think some miracle might happen, which you can't prevent, which might result in my not being tried...
...shown the Russians that the Security Council could not be used for petty tactical maneuvers. It had not, of course, really reconciled the basic forces in conflict between Great Britain and Russia; the forces were irreconcilable. It was UNO's job to deflect and cushion such forces, prevent them from colliding and exploding into World War III. The London meeting made it plain that the nations, pressed from below by war-sick peoples, had accepted UNO as the place of settlement-at least for the present...
Actually the swarm of new airlines has dimmed the future of all unscheduled carriers. They can now fly without CAB permission. But so many have started up that CAB will probably bring them under strict regulation to prevent cutthroat competition and keep flying as safe as it is. If that happens, many a vet line will have to fold its wings...