Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...want to avoid the danger of service that is patronizing or authoritarian, that is imposed from the outside and doesn't respect that people can make decisions for themselves," she says. "I feel like HOP maintains the integrity [of viewing] people as people...
...riot-control gear. Special security forces were organized to help relieve the conventional Israeli units of responsibility for keeping order inside Israel. When confrontation with hostile crowds was unavoidable, Israel used restrictive rules of engagement--and snipers to respond to armed opponents--in an effort to minimize losses and avoid dramatic scenes that could inflame world opinion...
...going well and we know from Minnesota that no leader can mess it up too badly. While this election might matter to you if you're gay or an N.R.A. member, for the rest of us, as well as gay N.R.A. members, it's a wash. Our desire to avoid change gave us two bland, ineffectual candidates. Not committing to one of them is just our strange way of saying I love you. I may have some other issues going on here...
...shake-up in interest rates, which this summer hit a six-year peak of 17.8%. Interest rates and penalty fees have shot up over the past several years, as issuers scramble to compensate for the growing number of Americans--now a majority--who clear their balances every month to avoid such charges. The fee system is at issue in several other cases involving the behemoths...
...July, Citigroup, whose Citibank is the largest issuer, said it would settle a class action accusing two Citi-owned banks of declaring many payments late and assessing late charges even if they were received on the due date. The bank pleaded innocent, but to avoid litigation, it is shelling out a $45 million settlement, $18 million of which will go to cardholders who file claims...