Word: avert
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...European governments are moving hastily to cobble together negotiations to avert a bloodbath, although Moscow is sending mixed signals over whether it's prepared to talk to the Chechens. But with even Malik Saydulayev, head of the new Chechen puppet government created in Moscow, calling for talks with more moderate Chechen commanders, some form of deal may be in the works. Russia has plainly won this phase of the war, forcing the guerrilla army of President Aslan Mashkadov to retreat from every urban center in the country other than the capital...
...happen soon enough to influence the next U.S. election, which helps account for some of the ways that Bill Clinton, who arrived in Seattle smack in the middle of the chaos, positioned himself when he got there. But neither Clinton nor U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky was able to avert what must be viewed as a disaster: the WTO representatives' failure to reach agreement on launching the "Millennial Round" of trade talks. The delegates went home empty-handed...
Western political pressure is mounting on Moscow to reach a political settlement and avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Chechnya. The issue is set to dominate next week's summit of the 54-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which will be attended by President Clinton. "Western pressure may actually stiffen the resolve of the generals to fight on," says Meier. "The last thing they want is to be seen to be caving into the West." But some in the military hierarchy are also wary of being caught in the potential quagmire of a guerrilla war in a Chechen...
...parties can settle, they will not only avoid the costly and arduous process of appeals but may also avert the possibility of a new, and possibly ideologically different, administration assuming control of the government's side of the case should it continue past the 2000 presidential election. Microsoft's political lobbying efforts have intensified over the past year, and it would be disappointing to see the judicial process interrupted by politics...
...vaccine is our only real hope to avert a disaster unparalleled in medical history. A concerted research effort was launched three years ago in the U.S., and hints of promising strategies are emerging from experiments in monkeys. But even if an AIDS vaccine is developed before 2025, it will require an extraordinary effort of political will among our leaders to get it to the people who need it most...