Word: avoidable
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...either police its border zone or allow the U.N. to do so despite Beirut's refusal - under Syrian pressure - to guarantee Israel's security. Although the fractious religious and political divisions that tore the country apart in the '70s have not disappeared, leaders on all sides appear determined to avoid any repeat of the disastrous civil...
...next president avoid a Capital Campaign, or has fundraising become too crucial to higher education? Can fundraising be a lesser part...
Harvard development in Allston has been the subject of much discussion in the Boston community ever since Harvard secretly purchased 52 acres in 1997, hiding its identity to avoid being overcharged. At the time, city officials and Allston residents publicly criticized the Harvard policy, chastising the University for dishonest and unfair dealing...
...leverage for Beijing. In the West the gap makes China look weak. But the gap actually makes China strong. China has the advantage--the underdog's advantage--that comes from knowing that shutting the country out, trying to hold it down, provokes the resentments the West wants to avoid: resentments that might make Chinese markets hostile to U.S. exporters. When a U.S. bomber accidentally struck China's embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo war, protests were heard not just in Beijing but also in other cities around the world. America's image as an overbearing superpower is something the Chinese...
...carefully tailored to their tastes. It will begin to feel less like an intrusion. This works for the advertiser too because fewer dollars will be wasted. While it's a little dispiriting to think we can be so predictably manipulated, maybe that's a fair price to pay to avoid the pollution of messages you don't care about...