Word: stops
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...cheerful ignorance of foul regulations and poor conditioning makes House athletes the victims of their own bruising tactics. Without any clear idea of what constitutes an illegal play, teams resort to clipping rather than clean blocking, and stop a runner by useless, dangerous gang-tackles. Some system for adequate training in the fundamentals of football and a thorough explanation of the penalty regulations would cut down on the number of injuries and improve the quality of the game. However, a more explanation of the dangers inherent in a clip or rabbit punch cannot entirely clear the field of illegal plays...
...Just stop sending most of our food to Europe...
Overture of Violence. The Communists did lose about half a million votes which cost them the control of police forces in some French communities. Communist leaders promptly appealed to the Socialists (who had fared badly in the cities, well in the country) to join them in a "stop De Gaulle" movement. But hardly anywhere was De Gaulle's victory won directly at the expense of the Communists; his support came from M.R.P. voters who had decided that the middle of the road was no place to be these days...
...When tragedy runs amok blame is universal, inextricable and irrelevant. That the horror was deeper than the ideals or ambitions of the leaders was ironically demonstrated when they tried to stop it. Mohamed Ali Jinnah urged restraint, but the killing did not cease. Gandhi fasted in Calcutta with ultimate local effect, but elsewhere the killing did not cease. When he visited their sanctuary, 30,000 groaning Moslems virtually adored him, but the killing did not cease. Nehru personally rescued two Moslem girls from a gang of Sikhs, but the killing did not cease. A conference between Nehru and Pakistan...
...prep schoolers just couldn't stop fullback Johnny White or halfback Johnny West whenever they chose to pick up some yardage. West smashed through the line for a five or six yard gain almost every time he carried the ball, while White, light and fast, swept around either end regularly for long advances...