Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hayter asked Molotov to "urge the Chinese People's government most strongly that they will accept the invitation" to go before the U.N. Security Council, "and in the meantime" asked that the Soviet government "use its best offices and fullest facilities to urge restraint on the Chinese...to avoid any incident which might lead to general hostilities." After a routine tirade charging that the real cause of trouble was "the gross interference of the U.S. in the internal affairs of China," Molotov said he would consider it. (Molotov was more expansive later when visiting Publisher William Randolph Hearst...
...method of public communication, is a legitimate advantage of White House incumbency. But the Democrats, particularly those of the National Committee, are equally aware of the hazards of the new medium to the President and to his party. Eisenhower's predecessors on occasion have failed to avoid the pitfalls of the news conference, and sometimes they have made an unfavorable appearance before the court of public opinion...
...debate, and Lautier's supporters and opponents got ready for a stormy floor fight at the club's annual meeting. But four days before the meeting both factions agreed on a way to keep the fight from flaring into the open. The members agreed to "avoid discussion that might become acrimonious and unseemly" by putting Lautier's application to a secret yes or no ballot of the entire membership - the first time such a vote has ever been taken. At week's end, Lautier himself nutshelled the question: "How can I be denied membership...
...suggested that action might be taken if the Communists attempt to seize the key islands of Quemoy and Matsu. But he has not made this policy explicit, and to a certain extent has opened United States planning to the very charges of vagueness which it is now trying to avoid. For this reason, another clear statement, defining the limits of our interests in the so-called "outlying areas," is necessary...
Rigid rules are often laid down to try to avoid such problems. Standard Oil of California, for example, classifies every employee from Type One (draperies, wall-to-wall carpeting, walnut desk, etc.) down to Type Four (no private office, oak desk). A big Manhattan company has set up a chart for every contingency in preparation for moving into a new building now under construction. A top-echelon man gets 280 sq. ft., "furnished to taste," with or without private washroom, depending on whether he is a director. Lesser lights will get 210 sq. ft., again furnished to taste...