Word: avoided
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...everything set an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us...But avoid foolish controversies...and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with...
...doubt the sincerity of Ventura's views on religion or anything else, though making them public seems needlessly divisive. There is a difference between political independence and independence from the responsibilities of office--one of which is (or should be) to avoid denigrating your own constituents...
...This is an example of the disadvantages of massive e-mail messages," Homer said. "We have taken every step to avoid this. It has not happened before and will not happen again...
...with Continual Reference to Socrates. I do this not only because it will make me look smart, but because I get to employ the underutilized o. Like that crazy Socrates, who made fun of his interlocutors while pretending to compliment them, Kierkegaard uses irony to force his opponents to avoid rehearsed answers and confront their true beliefs. He even wrote under pseudonyms like Hilarius Bookbinder, Nicolaus Notabene and Constantin Constantius. In the world of 19th century Christian philosophy, this is sidesplitting stuff, trust me. In the book, Kierkegaard wrote, "Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those...
...take many years to justify their current prices, if they ever do. The result may be a "bubble" of inflated prices for some Internet and IT companies, ending in a crash. Varian observes that the vastly greater speed of business information collecting and decision making ought to help executives avoid costly mistakes. But, he adds, there is a "dark side of the force. When you do make a mistake, it can be a lot bigger...