Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...According to the Associated Press, within the eight days prior to the strike, five Israeli soldiers were killed and 12 more wounded in Hizbullah attacks. These terrorists attacks, according to CNN reports, were launched from within Lebanese villages, using the Lebanese civilians as a human shield. In order to avoid Lebanese civilian casualties, Israel chose not to attack those targets...
Harvard had to be careful to avoid a letdown after the heartbreaking loss from the night before. The Crimson knew that it could not take the struggling defending-Ivy champions lightly...
...airlines may be discouraged from doing the extra safety checks that could get them in trouble for what they uncover. Fellman says the new prosecutorial intensity has led him to recommend that his clients "rethink the detailed audits" they traditionally do on their operations, so as to avoid providing grist for prosecutors...
...whiff of disingenuousness clings to him. He has chosen homespun robes, he says, because they make "the most sense" and help avoid a textile industry that "enslaves its workers." Still, living much as Jesus did--declining money and subsisting on charity--is key to winning supportive friends. Says Connie Muir, whose daughter and son-in-law housed him for two months last fall: "He speaks to the deepest part of your soul." And Joseph sees possibilities in this land of shuttered mines. "There's a faith waiting to come out. It's like a beautiful heart is under there...
Make sure the physician you consult is truly an independent judge. It's only natural for doctors who work in the same hospital to share views or want to avoid second-guessing their colleagues...