Word: avoiding
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...years, Harvard students have dealt with large class enrollments and cavernous, impersonal lecture halls. To some, it has been a blessing--allowing the shy to avoid having to speak in front of their peers, or the tired to catch a few extra winks. To others, the crowding has been but a curse, frustrating and stifling those seeking a little more personal attention...
...these options are also ways to avoid being with myself, to avoid coming home in the afternoon and taking a nap or a walk and deciding what I really care about right now. Although the kids I worked with never failed to make me smile, there were days when I wasn't enjoying the time we spent together or really listening to all of their ideas. My older brothers are always full of great advice: "Tig," they say, "Three things: study less, spend less time on all these crazy activities and go out more." My roommates agree and quote Indigo...
Officials are now attempting to avoid Harvard Pilgrim's liquidation by the government...
...only also-ran in what's shaping up to be a take-no-prisoners showdown between Bush and McCain. The two campaigns spent Tuesday wooing South Carolina voters with TV ads in which each side depicted its opponent as a truth-twisting slick who broke a pledge to avoid negative campaigning. While Bush may be counting on collecting much of Forbes' conservative vote, it may not be that simple an equation: Although much of Forbes' support comes from social conservatives and those seeking lower taxes (both likely to back Bush), he also carried a contingent of people voting against...
...limited information they have. "When you take hormones," says Dr. Dorothy Gohdes, an internist in Albuquerque, N.M., "you have to remember that you don't get them for nothing. There are trade-offs." A woman whose family history places her at high risk for breast cancer might decide to avoid hormone therapy even for the short term, for example, while a woman at high risk for osteoporosis or heart disease would probably be more willing to take her chances...