Word: averting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dispute is a central topic over dinner, over anything, "he added. Hellar said that because of the concessions made by the union in previous negotiations, "the pressure is now on the University to avert a strike...
...managed to eliminate all its rivals. Today, the only threat to Khomeini's power comes from within the army--that gigantic military establishment built by the late Shah. For four years the Khomeini regime has used the war to keep the army out of the capital and thus avert the possibility of a military coup d'etat. In order to prevent the emergence of military heroes, it has tried to attribute as few military victories as possible to the old army and as many as possible to Khomeini's revolutionary guard. Yet despite Khomeini's efforts, the army has accumulated...
...action scenes. Another problem, especially in television, is rushed shooting schedules. "In episodic TV today," says veteran Director Paul Stanley, "directors are asked to do a scene in two or three days that years ago in feature films they'd have been given weeks to prepare for." To avert accidents caused by fatigue, the Directors Guild of America has proposed that shooting days for TV series be limited to no more than eight hours. The proposal is opposed by the studios, however, since it would stretch out shoot ing time and, they fear, increase costs...
...President Bok. His first Open Letter in several months begins, "Unfortunate excrudescences of public opinion occasionally force the modification of publicity procedures, and so it is in this case. By reacting so strongly to a muddled rumor, Harvard's undergraduates have put themselves in danger of severe embarrassment; to avert further awkwardness. I feel duty-bound to release the true information that sparked the incorrect rumors...
...avert a similar calamity in arrow-bamboo regions, where a sizable portion of the wild pandas dwell, Chinese scientists, aided by the World Wildlife Fund, are undertaking emergency measures. One tactic: leaving roasted pork chops and goat meat on the mountain slopes in hopes that the pandas will turn from their normal vegetarian diet. Explained Schaller: "They'll eat meat if they can get it easily." The scientists are also using meat to lure pandas to lower-lying regions where other types of bamboo may be available...