Word: averting
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Both games that Harvard plays this weekend will certainly be big events. Princeton fans will be trying to will the beginning of a three game home winning streak that would avert the disaster of a losing record. Penn fans will be out to see the team off in its final home game of the season...
...Iran and North Korea. That is evidence of a clear breach of law and a real alliance of evil. In this age of nuclear weaponry, new lines must be drawn in the sand. If diplomacy and inspections fail, a multilateral military solution might be the only viable way to avert catastrophe...
...multiplying the cost of these precautions by the probability that they will avert an untimely death, Viscusi and Aldy seek to gauge “the value of a statistical life...
...multiplying the cost of these precautions by the probability that they will avert an untimely death, Viscusi and Aldy seek to gauge “the value of a statistical life...
...prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, but it is not an abortion. Emergency contraception can stop the egg fertilization and implantation necessary for pregnancy, but it has no effect on an implanted egg if a woman is already pregnant. It therefore provides an important option for women who want to avert pregnancy, especially if they do not want to choose abortion. Given that the drug’s effectiveness is directly linked to how soon after sex it is taken, making it available without a prescription is fundamental to maximizing that effectiveness. Otherwise women may end up waiting days over weekends...