Word: avoiding
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Early-season setbacks fueled the Crimson's determination to avoid last season's fate. Harvard responded, winning a one goal thriller against highly-regarded UMass and putting together a complete defensive effort in shutting out Notre Dame in the final 27 minutes and getting its first win over the Irish since...
...Gore is behaving like a man running for president who is out to win Jewish votes and contributions," says TIME Jerusalem correspondent Eric Silver. Similar concerns may lie behind Netanyahu's stonewalling. "He's trying to avoid breaking up his coalition, which includes parties that don't want to give up any land at all," says Silver. The likelihood of any progress at next week's peace talks in London now depends on whether Washington is prepared to put the screws on Netanyahu. The chances of that? Well, this is an election year...
WASHINGTON: There he goes again. Weeks ago, Speaker Gingrich unveiled a kinder, gentler Newt -- complete with new and improved poll numbers. But in the past few days, Gingrich has done a 180 by launching his most vicious verbal volley yet. Accusing Clinton of "the most systematic effort to avoid the truth we have ever seen in American history," the Speaker lambasted White House attacks on Ken Starr -- advising the "unpatriotic" administration to "shut up." More bemused than angry, Clinton's staff is handling Gingrich like the naughty kid at the back of the class. "As soon as he comes back...
Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III said thatalthough the injuries were due to oversight bythose operating the rides, the council might haveto avoid the risk in future Springfests...
...year-old's health had been failing. A stroke in 1995 paralyzed much of his left side, he was taking medicine for a heart complaint, and he suffered from chronic malaria. For the past three weeks he had been hustled between safe houses near the Thai border to avoid shelling. As government forces aided by growing legions of Khmer Rouge defectors closed in, Pol Pot must have realized the end was near...