Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Reeves originally acquired the property from the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, it was stored in the hearse house of the town cemetary. "We had to steal in there at night, like ghouls," Reeves confessed, "to avoid a public demonstration in towing it down...
...program of 1942 and 1943, a softic Athletic Department cased required training and the injury list blossomed. This year with only a week and a half of pre-season practice and only one day of practice per week, players are unable to maintain the stamina and hardness necessary to avoid injury. To add further to a general picture of murderous laxity, House teams do not always observe the meager one day of practice each week, individuals neglect to tape their ankles before games, and many players never report a minor injury until it develops into a stretcher case...
...order to avoid the last-minute confusion that resulted from over-subscription last year, Lunden's office will announce by the beginning of next week whether or not all applications can be filled...
...cold little bank manager named Sharon. One of his exploits was the "Hale & Norcross corner" in 1868, by which he got control of an important mine. When production declined and stock shares fell soon afterward, Sharon resorted to a common technique: he sold most of his stock to avoid paying stock assessments, knowing that he could buy it back cheap when new ore was uncovered. At this point Mackay and his partner Jim Fair, as a gamble, began their own raid on Hale & Norcross...
...Permitted landlords to avoid controls in "hardship" cases...