Word: avoided
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play's main conflict stems from France's support of the pretender Arthur, who is John's nephew. Arthur has taken refuge across the Channel with his mother, and war is already brewing in the opening scenes. But the countries avoid full-scale war through a marriage between the Dauphin and King John's niece...
...only serve to set a dangerous precedent which would threaten the future of political assylum. But Carter should also work within the international community to secure the release of the hostages. Various other options should be considered in the event that the initial international pressure fails. In order to avoid military intervention, the U.S. could consider freezing all Iranian assets in the country or breaking off diplomatic relations...
...junior year, the sopt-spoken Falmouth native takes no unnecessary risks with her natural gifts. Her practice sessions, like those of several other teammates, are carefully tailored by assistant coach John Babbington to avoid the unnatural stress that so often causes problems in runners...
...spills all his secrets to our side. The avalanche is but one of the many none too subtle attempts by Soviet intelligence to silence him before he gets too chatty. One keeps wondering why he was not simply bundled on a U.S.-bound plane in Italy in order to avoid all this huggermugger. There is talk about his being so important that rolling him all the way across the Continent will draw many So viet agents out of deep cover, thus crimping the enemy's espionage style. But all we ever see are dozens of anonymous goons blasting away...
...Violence in Boston has candidates worrying over racial imbalance in Cambridge schools. Twenty-five per cent of Cambridge high school students are minorities (40 per cent if you use federal, not state, guidelines). Incumbents nervously defend the committee's "Racial Balance Plan." Passed last year, the plan attempts to avoid forced busing by encouraging parents to voluntarily send children to racially-imbalanced schools by providing special "magnet" programs...