Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...great people is truly such if it con siders its obligation sacred and does not avoid the supreme trials which determine the course of history." Now that France was struggling for her life-breath, and Great Britain was girding against invasion, Benito Mussolini cried: "We are taking up arms to resolve, after reaching a solution of the problem of our continental frontiers, the problem of our frontiers...
...this that the review should be in the nature of a pre-digested meal: It is this type of review to which the Crimson has so rightfully objected in its campaign against the Tutoring Schools. As a matter of fact the Union Committee has perhaps unconsciously sought to avoid this procedure by scheduling the review only thirty-six hours before the examination. It is perfectly apparent that any attempt to do the work of a half year of Music 1 in thirty-six hours would be worse than hopeless...
...obviously of no avail. What the students want is a comprehensive review, indicating the important trends in a course, and relating them to the course as a whole. But often the section man, knowing the content of his coming exam, feels that he must bend over backwards to avoid stressing the topics which will be brought...
...long targets over which they whisk at high speed-such as roads, crowded river fords, lines of marching men-dive bombers work on pinpoint objectives. Attack bombers rely on surprise and a paralyzing quick blow to cut down anti-aircraft resistance. Stuka pilots rely on their swift descent to avoid anti-aircraft shells, on quick pullouts and fast getaways to save their skins from machine-gun fire...
...happen to have four sons between the ages of 31 and 37 but this is only a minor reason why I think the United States should avoid getting into any foreign...