Word: avoiding
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Foremost in the minds of Harvard's players on Monday was the necessity of avoiding the fate of Princeton and Penn. Without a win in Monday's doubleheader opener, the Crimson would have been in a must-win situation in the second game if it was to avoid a one-game play-off with the Bulldogs...
...read things in the paper which I didn't say. However, yesterday morning, my "quote" was not only plainly wrong, but it was deeply offensive. That was the last time I ever agree to a Crimson interview. I learned my lesson the hard way. Something must be done to avoid this sort of thing in the future. --Robin S. Goldstein...
...People have their human rights violated every day under the influence of cults," Kisser said. "These actions are justified under the popular slogan 'One man's cult is another man's religion.' We need to teach our young people how to avoid being attracted into a cult...
...threats may have been made: According to Army documents, he told a trainee, "If anyone finds out about me having sex with you, I'll kill you." Defense lawyers contended that women angling for preferential treatment willingly had sex with Simpson and then falsely accused him of rape to avoid prosecution under military law for having sex with a superior. The 32-year-old Simpson, who will be sentenced by the same jury next week, may face life in prison...
...months ago over growing concern about what they say was McLaren's increasing advocacy of violence to achieve their aim of a sovereign Texas. While a few federal agents have joined local and state law enforcement officials, they have tried to keep a low profile so far, anxious to avoid a repetition of Waco. Local residents claim that sensitivity has been part of the problem, charging that local law enforcement officers allowed McLaren's group to go unchecked even after they threatened neighbors with automatic weapons...