Word: prohibitive
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...this year, severe budgetary problems at the MDC may prohibit the commission from providing the forces it has in the past...
...greatest resentment, however, comes from the West German takeover of a captive market. Western merchandisers have written exclusive supply contracts with East German managers that prohibit them from selling things made in the G.D.R. "It's a real scandal," says Hartzel. "The Western chains are trying to control the market and drive up the prices. So the food prices here, where the average salary is $600 a month, are higher than in West Berlin, where the average is $1,379. That just isn't right...
BOSTON--A Boston City Councillor has asked Mayor Raymond Flynn to prohibit the rap group 2 Live Crew from performing in South Boston because the group's music is more suited for the city's "adult entertainment district...
...President persisted in his crusade for a constitutional amendment to prohibit defacement of the American flag, despite the measure's failure last week to win the required two-thirds majority in the House. During a fund- raising speech for Senator Jesse Helms in Charlotte, N.C., Bush uncharacteristically thumped the lectern and vowed, "I will fight for that amendment!" Republican strategists concede that public interest in the two- year-old flag issue is fading, yet they promise to hook it to a life- support system: negative TV ads in the election campaign...
...Council passed several amendments introduced by Councilor Francis H. Duehay '55, the ordinance committee chair who has been the driving force, behind the bill for the past few months. Duehay's amendments were apparently aimed at quelling the fears of angry musicians, who felt the new law might effectively prohibit their performances altogether...