Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...situation is different. The ability of State Supreme Court Judge McGechan to prevent the English philosopher from teaching at the College of the City of New York demonstrated quite succinctly the ever-present threats to the cause of freedom in any public institution. From Manhattan the spotlight turned to Cambridge. Would the Corporation disallow the Russell appointment on the grounds of his immoral beliefs, no flimsier excuse than that used to prevent Browder from speaking? Or, if not that, would Dorgan and the Massachusetts courts prevail? The answer came only with Lord Russell's arrival yesterday. Harvard stands justified again...
...most refreshing part of "Boyd's Shop" is the air of clean good cheer about it all. The comedy is graceful, not uproarious. The informality of the production was typified by Hiram Sherman, who entertained the audience between acts to prevent impatience over the scene changes, As No. 1 on th list of six Copley productions, "Boyd's Shop" may well be the best. But even though it proves a financial success, it will only stay for two weeks, to make way for Bert Lytell and Mady Christians in "Return Engagement." Boston has at last become a producing center. From...
...main defense problems are to prevent German penetration of South America--and this is primarily all economic, not a military, task; and to guard against fascism from within. There can be good and bad national defense. There are many sincere persons who in the name of national defense are seeking to prepare us emotionally and psychologically for military intervention. In resisting with all our might blind emotionalism and unthinking adherence to empty slogans and symbols lies the only hope that we may remain the masters of our destiny...
Some city councillors in 1938 made every attempt to sabotage the proposal for a new charter and to prevent it from being placed before the voters. At one time the Plan E Committee had to obtain a special order from the courts before the Council would take the necessary steps to permit the people of Cambridge to vote on the city manager form of government...
...Poles and Jews were forbidden to marry, allegedly because of an acute housing shortage, actually to prevent population increase...