Word: avoidable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...regard this game as a splendid idea," Mayor Russell stated yesterday. "It will do much to restore good feelings between the 'Playboys' and the Police, and to avoid further rioting." He expressed a hope that it would end without any untoward incident. Mr. Bacon could not be reached last night but he also is reported as being pleased at the good feeling which prevails...
...essential to avoid 'blind alleys' in a business career," he continued, "but men too often discard obscure jobs because of their fear of 'blind alleys,' and thus lose that valuable experience in the elementary phases of a business which is so valuable to the executive later...
What an admirable way to avoid the issue by calling in the supernatural to explain the business cycle! The dithyrambic clap-trap with which the editorial ends is a fitting conclusion to this remarkable display of intelligence: "The silence of agitators who failed to stir is a challenge made by uneasy, yet confident labor, to those in the saddle to apply the crop and spur to a steed from whom much must be expected in the future." Henry Ehrlich...
Still confident, last week Perfect Circle was opening a plant in Toronto to avoid the 27½% tariff on piston rings...
...other engines. Borsig Co., a licensee of Motorenbau but not a Junkers enterprise, went into bankruptcy last December. Borsig was a substantial creditor of Motorenbau and its own creditors sought to collect. Hard-pressed for cash, Junkers entered into long negotiations with the hard-pressed Reich for aid. To avoid bankruptcy last week it announced suspension of all debt payments pending court settlement...