Word: containment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...South Carolina have asked state school officials to ban the popular children's book series, claiming it promotes witchcraft and sorcery. According to one of the concerned parents, the volumes by British author J.K. Rowling, about an orphaned child who attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, contain a "tone of death, hate, lack of respect and sheer evil." State officials have said they will review the books and the recommendation. BUCKLE UP The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week notified automakers that rear-seat side air bags pose a possible safety risk to children. The agency...
...this game, it seems, may be whether the Crimson defense can contain a passing offense in the second half. With four straight letdowns after halftime, the defense certainly has not shown any signs of being able to do so thus...
With the Fordham passing attack cooking, the Harvard defense was spread too thin to contain Lundy, who ran for 70 yards on 17 carries in the second half...
...sidelines, about 150 Pforzheimer supporters could hardly contain their excitement at each completed pass and successful...
...menace to the elderly, though usually in the South. Tissue analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seemed to confirm the suspicion. As the tally rose, the city began an anti-mosquito spraying program in a 4-sq.-mi. area of Queens. That quick action seemed to contain the epidemic...