Word: avert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cutting her hair, banished one of the highlights of her show's first season. In the tidal wave of fame that followed the release of Pretty Woman, JULIA ROBERTS got cropped. And GWYNETH PALTROW ditched her do upon garnering acclaim for Emma. Maybe it's just a way to avert fallout...
...says TIME South Africa bureau chief Peter Hawthorne. "The government may be forced to compromise and tighten the belt in other areas, such as military expenditure." Absent the moral authority of retired president Nelson Mandela, Mbeki may find it difficult to resolve the mounting tide of labor conflicts and avert major social disruption. But at least the government is leading by example: While it?s offering public sector employees a 6.3 percent increase, members of parliament and government officials will receive only a 4 percent raise. That may be little comfort, though, to millions of South Africans struggling to make...
...University has responded by commissioning a team of Harvard computer programmers that has been working for months to avert disaster, reprogramming, testing and planning...
...said the next U.S. president--"whomever she may be"--should use the power of free enterprise to open Chinese society. She advocated the inclusion of China into the World Trade Organization, but said, "We cannot avert our eyes from human rights violations in Beijing...
Before any surgical procedure, it's vital to give doctors a complete medical history, including all drugs and herbal remedies your child takes and any known allergies. A little preparation can avert mishaps and speed your child's recovery...