Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Enter Sarah (Sandra Bullock), an eccentric young woman who literally falls into his arms after a plane crash. Having unwittingly acquired an outlandish traveling companion and determined to avoid planes, the distressed groom-to-be heads towards Georgia to meet his anxious fiance Bridget (Maura Tierney). Ben just wants to get to Savannah (or does he?). Sarah's determined to show him what it's like to live on the edge. Not surprisingly, they kiss somewhere along...
...hurt the workers we are trying to help? What if clothing workers in a particular country or region, given the choice, would prefer not to see us terminate licenses that might put them out of jobs? While we should not passively accept a status quo, we must avoid the mistake of assuming that we know better than workers what is best for them. This information must come from the workers or their representatives, and we should be very careful to see that it is accurate and reliable. It is one thing to support workers who welcome our support...
Typical Response from Harvard Guy: Diverts eyes from said women's underwear, opens up the bag of dirty laundry and begins frantically searching for his detergent to avoid girl's stare...
...tapped for the society undergo ordeals such as being immersed in mud and a coffin as well as describing to the members his entire past sex life. However, no member will admit to these trials, and "[the members] are legendary for the lengths to which they'll go to avoid prying interrogation. The mere mention of the words "skull and bones" in the presence of a true-blue Bonesman, such as Blackford Oakes, the fictional hero of Bill Buckley's spy thriller, 'Saving the Queen', will cause him to 'dutifully leave the room, as tradition prescribed...
...investigatingthe mysterious group. Allegedly, juniors beingtapped for the society undergo ordeals such asbeing immersed in mud and a coffin as well asdescribing to the members his entire past sexlife. However, no member will admit to thesetrials, and "[the members] are legendary for thelengths to which they'll go to avoid pryinginterrogation. The mere mention of the words"skull and bones" in the presence of a true-blueBonesman, such as Blackford Oakes, the fictionalhero of Bill Buckley's spy thriller, 'Saving theQueen', will cause him to 'dutifully leave theroom, as tradition prescribed...