Word: avoid
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Then he withdrew to his chambers to pray. There, the police arrested him. They had been careful to come at night, to avoid the repetition of a memorable scene, just four years ago, when Mindszenty was being arrested by Hungarian fascists. At that time he refused to be driven off in a police car. He donned his robes, and, followed by 20 priests, walked to prison in broad daylight, blessing the people who lined the streets kneeling in prayer...
Tylman: "Since your mouth has been so neglected and maltreated, there is no way to avoid extracting at least six teeth...
...British spokesmen, though careful to avoid anything that sounded like condemnation of the Dutch, were quite clearly dismayed. They felt that unilateral military action by the Dutch was a slap in the face not only to the United Nations, but to hundreds of millions of Asiatics who expected the West to abjure all remnants of old-style colonial rule. Premier Jawaharlal Nehru of India promptly reacted as had been expected; he denounced the Dutch attack as imperialism...
Another bad feature of the old-style ranges is that airliners have to fly directly from station to station. This causes traffic congestion. In bad weather a long-distance plane cannot strike off cross-country to avoid the neighborhood of a busy airport. If it does, it gets off the beam and may have to go through time-wasting maneuvers to get back on again...
...Manhattan, M-G-M likes to avoid projection-room screenings and show its films to reviewers at "sneak previews" in regular theaters. The tactic seems designed to drown out critical judgments with loud sounds of audience approval...