Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...health was so robust that doctors had to fudge a little to avoid contradicting his own self-diagnosed complaint of "chronic bronchitis." They tactfully reported that he had a "persistent mild tracheobronchitis...
...option seller to avoid big losses, Filer cites two rules: 1) never sell a call option unless you own the stock, since you may have to buy it at a higher price if the call is exercised; and 2) never sell a put option unless you have the money to pay for the stock if the stock is put to you. "Following these rules," says Filer, "the risk in selling options is no greater than the risk in owning stocks...
...instructor, similar in may respects to Harvard's individual tutorial system. In this way, the instructor can be expected to learn and fill the requirements of each student, giving in effect a different course to each conferee. As with Harvard tutorial, examinations are rare and most faculty members conscientiously avoid them. Term papers, traditionally referred to as "contracts," are expected of each student...
...when Lev Vlasenko, the group's talented pianist, charmed a small Adams House audience with an informal concert, to their last night when the Americans and Russians threw reciprocal parties for each other, the visiting Russians as a whole tried their best to push politics into the background, to avoid any conflicts...
...avoid the problem of cost, said John E. Finley, Master of Eliot House, Eliot will use adjoining suites to create larger units. A deconverted double, he explained, would join an unconverted triple, thus allowing five students to use four bedrooms and two living rooms...