Word: avoidance
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...universes completely: not a single penny of government money could be used for embryonic-stem-cell work. Lab personnel had to log each minute they spent studying embryonic cells and keep all equipment, from computers to pens and pipettes, separate. Often, different lab facilities had to be built to avoid any potential crossover of funds. Melton's embryonic-stem-cell research was relegated to a 250-sq.-ft. (23 sq m) basement room on Harvard's campus, and every piece of equipment was stickered to remind users whether it had been bought with federal or nonfederal funds. At the University...
...over Hagan to leave the Crimson one point away from victory.With three singles matchups all in third sets remaining, a Harvard win was far from certain.With the outcome of the contest in the balance, No. 5 Manghan needed to break Rutherford at 6-5 to avoid a third set tiebreaker and clinch the match. Through an array of groundstrokes and volleys, the freshman forced a match point before Rutherford fired long to hand Manghan and the Crimson the win.“Every time you play a match you have to be ready for it to be ugly, and today...
...Despite the terrorists' intentions, it's unlikely that Saturday night's murders will derail the peace process. The communal will to avoid a return to the dark days of the Troubles is simply too strong. Yet, until Saturday night, there had been no major terrorist incident to try the collective will of Northern Ireland's most recent power-sharing executive. With the contentious issue of security at the top of the political agenda once again, the cracks in Northern Ireland's fractious devolved government may widen even further...
These days, she says, suspicion is getting harder to avoid. She has been beaten before, by the security guards of pimps who suspect her of encouraging young victims to escape or offering them help. In the past week she has received several death threats, some so frightening and persistent that she penned a farewell letter to her mother. "I'm scared. I'm scared that I'll be killed," she says, wiping away her tears. "But I will not surrender to that fear. If I do, it means I've given up, and I won't do that. I have...
Despite these cuts, school committee members said that the schools are trying to avoid cutting teacher salaries or the quality of classroom instruction, although there will be some consolidation of classes...