Word: avoiding
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Many council members see the Constitutional Committee primarily as a way to avoid the ambiguities that plagued the Burton debate. The committee should sift through the constitution and correct inaccuracies, vagaries, redundancies and internal contradictions, they...
Quite frankly, there is no good reason why we should subscribe to the rhetoric of the Uniform Time Act passed by some conservation-happy Representatives back in 1966 who were eager, as I am, to avoid debate on any issue of actual national importance. As such, I propose that Harvard University join Hawaii, Arizona and parts of eastern Indiana in resisting the despotism that is Daylight Saving by creating our own Harvard Time Zone...
...Whatever you do, avoid wearing jewelry that can make noise during videoconferences...
...While the military has been under pressure from the civilian leadership to avoid human rights abuses in its counterinsurgency efforts, the paramilitaries have been a useful tool for those elements pursuing a "dirty war" against civilians suspected of supporting the guerrillas. Widely documented instances of the military's arming, training, organizing, equipping and sharing intelligence with the paramilitaries - and of those same paramilitaries gleefully massacring civilians - fueled resistance on Capitol Hill to an aid package supporting the armed forces...
...what is largely perceived to be a last-ditch effort to avoid Judge Jackson's looming decision - which many predict will be harsh - Microsoft proffered a deal last week that would have separated the company's Internet browser from its Windows operating system. The government rejected the offer, saying it did not go far enough in curbing Microsoft's monopoly control over the technology industry. Of course, says Professor Warren Grimes of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles, even if Judge Jackson does rule against Microsoft, that will hardly be the end of the story. "Jackson won't retry...