Word: averting
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...Taliban Afghanistan remains a geopolitical chessboard on which the interests of Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the U.S. all compete. Even as it balanced all of these competing interests, Secretary General Kofi Annan warned that the U.N. would have to move with uncharacteristic nimbleness to avert a tragedy which, he said, would make the Congo and the Balkans look like child's play...
...Golden Eagles began to put pressure on the goal, and Harvard’s defense was lucky to avert several close calls cleared right in front of the line. The Crimson also benefitted from some inaccurate shots by Marquette early in the second half...
...will never need to use limited force to prevent future terrorist attacks, was not and could not have been justified. For all our attempts to address the “roots” of terrorism—socioeconomic, political, religious—we cannot guarantee that we can avert it through kindness...
...attack our soil and must prevent the creation of new terrorist groups to replace the old. Enlisting the help of other nations is a crucial step in disrupting terrorist networks; however, should diplomatic efforts to root out terrorism fail, the limited use of force may be necessary to avert future loss of life...
...replica of Barbra's gold record for People. But the real innovation is a section in which Barbara rebuts erroneous news reports. (She did not make staff at the MGM Grand avert their eyes when she passed...