Word: stave
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Despite the frustrations, Ambassador Johnson is convinced that the talks have their value; e.g., 31 Americans have been released since last August, and the treatment of the ten still held in China has reportedly shown "very definite improvement." "I believe," adds Johnson, "that the talks may have helped stave off a shooting war in the Formosa Straits. And that, to me, is well worth the trouble of coming down to Geneva all the time, and the cost" (so far: $24,000). Johnson does not hide his respect for Wang's ability as a negotiator. "We may go at each...
...Yours are to stave off more money, aren't they...
...freshman lacrosse team managed to stave off an M.I.T. rally to win a 7-6 contest despite some sloppy playing in the season opener...
Leading 3 to 2 on the strength of goals by Cleary, John Mayasich of Eveleth, Minn., and Gordon Christian of Warroad, Minn., the U.S. was unable to stave off a late rally by Sweden which culminated in two last period goals...
...prestige of the intellectuals has been strong enough to stave off any attempt at mass annihilation. The government's policy has been rather to pick off the remaining recalcitrants one by one. The policy seems to be working only too well. "It's a steamroller," says Correspondent Guillian, "so heavy no man can escape the crush." Concluded Frank Moraes of the Times of India after a tour of China: "For the first time I realized what for many years I had sensed vaguely but never grasped. To have your body imprisoned behind prison walls is degrading...