Word: staved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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PRESIDENT NIXON'S eleventh-hour attempt to stave off rejection of the Carswell nomination was an unusual effort to equate Senate opposition to the President's will with an attack on presidential powers and a threat to the system of checks and balances...
Defenseman Bill Bennett had predicted Friday that Harvard would hold the Quakers to five goals or less, but it took a better effort than most anticipated to stave them off. "Penn was very definitely better than I expected." said McDowell...
Rayner (177) and Scanlon (190), both led throughout their bouts, but had to stave off late charges by Rutgers' Terry Murphy and Bob Dunbar...
Harvard's sophomore forward Brian Newmark pulled down five rebounds and scored two three-point plays late in the second half yesterday afternoon in the IAB to stave off Navy's comeback attempt and secure a Crimson basketball victory...