Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...losing the initiative and divert nationalist sentiment into controllable channels. But the tactic is not without risk. Concerned that 90% of the Popular Front members are Estonian, Russians who live in the Baltic republic have formed their own "international" movement. Estonian leader Valjas has urged Popular Front members to "avoid aggravating nationalist disputes...
...small Israeli company called Mepro is helping millions of women avoid the razor's edge. Mepro manufactures Epilady, a device that employs a rotating coil to grasp unwanted hair and pull it out at the root, leaving skin smooth for weeks. Introduced in 1986, Epilady (price for the basic model: $50) has already become a major Israeli export, with this year's worldwide retail sales expected to top $200 million. But the company faces competition from Smooth and Silky, a similar device launched this year by Remington Products...
Given that precedent, the Court could once again avoid controversy by rejecting the resolution as technically unconstitutional. This would save the Court from having to determine the proper balance of power between the two branches in terms of foreign policy...
...president and Congress struggling between themselves over this issue--this provides a built-in check on the system that prevents either from consolidating too much power. Given the problems inherent in the choice between Congress and the president, the nation would be better off if the courts continue to avoid delivering a verdict...
Bush, trying to avoid overconfidence, campaigned in Fulton, Mo., and invoked the memory of Winston Churchill at the Westminster College where Churchill delivered his 1946 "iron curtain" speech warning of Soviet expansionism in Eastern Europe...