Word: quell
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...provision in the legislation allows the Council to roll over any raised money into a general social space fund if it ultimately decides not to purchase the property. But even this provision was not enough to quell the dissent of some of the meeting’s attendees...
...Stossel says that in the rush to quell protest at Harvard Medical School, the interests of physicians and industry have been brushed aside—preventing open debate and key stakeholders from having any say in the policies...
Nearly a century ago in Paris, the world premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” with the Ballet Russes was met with such an intense riot that the performance had to be stopped in an attempt to quell the uproar. The extreme chaos and newness inherent to the music and the accompanying dance incited the outrage of the conservative audience. However, decades later, the brilliance of Stravinsky and the choreographer of the Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev, revealed itself, drastically changing the course of ballet and classical music.On Saturday night, the Harvard...
...defense makes the plays and we get out of that inning no problem.”BC would get one more run on a suicide squeeze and the Crimson would commit another error before Black could escape from the inning. While Eagles pitcher Allison Gage was finally able to quell the Harvard offense, allowing just one hit in five innings of relief, the BC bats claimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth. After getting one run across on an Amy Tunstall single, the Eagles celebrated their first lead of the day, 6-5, when junior Blair Destito belted...
...Eagles’ top two RBI men—and a single off the Green Monster gave BC a 6-3 lead against sophomore Anthony Nutter. Although Douglas responded for the Crimson with a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth, the pitching staff could not quell the Eagles attack...