Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Though [More] was moderate in eating and drinking, he was never fussy and he tried to avoid all singularity. No man ever lived who was less of a faddist. He did eat meat, and was specially fond of corned beef...
...political opposition is driven underground, practically nothing can eradicate it, although infringements by the government on civil rights increase constantly. The Mundt Bill, if it is passed, would only be the first milestone on the road to the very police-state system which it is the main problem to avoid...
...middle-aged man reading a mystery magazine. What was his favorite sport? Ballet dancing. What did he think of the U.S. policy shift in China? He had never heard of it. Before the day was out Pollster Kadlec had talked to a dozen other people. She was careful to avoid anyone in a hurry or anyone carrying packages. Among her choices: a 70-year-old attorney (who asked to be interviewed), a Negro carpenter, a woman artist (who did not think a meeting of Truman and Stalin would do any good...
...long letter to the editors, she roundly denounced him as a U.S. spy. In his files, she wrote, she had found queries from McGraw-Hill, asking for information on underground factories, atomic developments and air transport. She said that the replies had gone by diplomatic pouch, to avoid the censors...
...branching out, developing an electric shaver, an oxygen regulator for aircraft, a plastic shoe sole. As an Army major, he worked on guided missiles during World War II. At war's end, he set up the H. J. Rand Co. (the initials were reversed to avoid confusion with his father) with a capitalization of $80,000, to develop his washer...