Word: avoid
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...cutting down vast forests in order to build the Armada, with which they intend to impose that country's grim Catholic will on Protestant England. In a glum castle, Mary Queen of Scots schemes to replace her cousin Elizabeth on the English throne - if, of course, she can avoid the death sentence everyone is urging the Virgin Queen to impose on her. In Whitehall, Walter Raleigh is spreading his coat over the mythical puddle so his sovereign will not dampen her dainty feet as she strolls toward her distinguished destiny. Meantime, spies and assassins scuttle through the corridors of power...
...parties to begin with—why take the risk? The amnesty policy, whereby students who visit UHS suffer no consequences, is therefore at risk, considering student group presidents are now being asked to conduct independent investigations of other students on behalf of the Ad Board in order to avoid being personally held responsible. An yet the administration hesitates to acknowledge that students may now be encouraged to go to off-campus locations or drink in more dangerous environments as a result. Unfortunately, we seem to have forgotten that we can collaboratively protect the community and socialize in a legal...
...constantly swig from a bottle of water during strenuous exercise, you're not alone. Coaches, personal trainers and doctors have long harped on the need to avoid dehydration, which can cause dizziness, fainting and, in extreme cases, brain damage or death...
...Crimson runners. “It’s not ideal cross-country weather conditions for October,” coach Jason Saretsky said, “but everyone did a good job of getting out. Part of the team ran somewhat conservatively but did enough to avoid the cloud of dust.” The strategy worked for Green, who kept pace with the lead pack from the start. “Getting out fast was a priority,” Green said. Looking to keep his top runners on schedule for the Ivy championships, Saretsky started several underclassmen...
...lightly in southern Iraq, even though all the territory north of Basra has been ostensibly the responsibility of U.S. forces. An uneasy truce prevailed in the area between U.S. forces and the Mahdi Army, the militia headed by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Both sides seemed eager to avoid a repeat of the open clashes that erupted in 2004 in Karbala and Najaf, where Sadr's militia holds sway. So U.S. troops generally stayed away...