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ALL medical treatment can be accessed on open market; cost is the prohibitor.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2016

One of these was Representative William M. Morgan, of Newark, Ohio, merchant, farmer, implacable prohibitor.

From Time Magazine Archive

"English is the great prohibitor," says Martha Copenhaver, the director of a Southeast Asian education program in Arlington, Va. "Without it, you can't advance even if you are otherwise qualified."

From Time Magazine Archive

Under Harding no good prohibitor would trust the task to Harry Micajah Daugherty's Department of Justice.

From Time Magazine Archive

An ardent prohibitor but also a humble man, Nominee Upshaw announced that he would retire if Senator Borah or some other "outstanding figure" would agree to head a third party Dry ticket.

From Time Magazine Archive