Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...wish to avoid the nuclear holocaust, the final catastrophe, the ultimate disaster. Nobody wants an Armageddon. The great powers are 'have' nations, with fundamental commitments to the status quo. They both wish to avoid the Nth country problem...
...Aspen Times editorialized in favor of moderation: "Not having money is no crime, and the fact that some skiers may be temporarily out of work should not give the police the right to harass them." Bars and restaurants try to maintain a close surveillance of identity cards to avoid selling liquor to those under 21, or beer to those under 18, but with beer being sold by the pitcher, the law is hard to enforce...
...fact that his ads are now "in"' reading in London leaves Brooks unimpressed. "In some circles.'' he gibes, "it is the 'in' thing to die of a coronary thrombosis at 40." This is a fate Brooks himself is doing his best to avoid. Though competitors grudgingly credit him with singlehanded renovation of the crumbling London neighborhoods of Pimlico and Chelsea by luring back well-to-do buyers. Brooks puts in only a couple of days a week in his London offices, spends the rest of his time enjoying life with his family in an eight...
...Robin has his defenses, so does Katherine. Afraid of being hurt, she thinks the worst of people-and herself-to avoid being let down. In solitude, she tries to perfect her selfishness so that her happiness, meager as it is, will depend on no one else. When Robin wants to show love, he instead shows indifference. When Katherine feels love, she becomes cruel...
Until the controversy is settled, however, Harvard must be careful to avoid offending either the NCAA or the AAU. The AAU can declare athlete's ineligible for amateur competition, and the NCAA has the power to suspend colleges from national championship competitions in several sports...