Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...childlike spontaneity endears him to the audience, overriding the distance automatically created by the disturbing facts of his character's possession. Walcutt never overdramatizes Day's bizarre psychic circumstances, relying instead on determined, consistent understatement. Although Walcutt is cast as the film's romantic hero, he manages to avoid this restrictive stereotype, devoid as he is of the plastic good looks required of the typical male lead. Rather, he combines in his own off-beat demeanor elements of both Diana's venerable grandfather and the young Day's own personality...
However, in order to avoid errors in the representation of fundamental facts, I would urge The Crimson to undertake a little more background research on stories related to non-Western cultures. Such errors are likely not only to mar the accuracy and hence the quality of the article but are also liable to be offensive...
...decline in the applicant pool to the decreasing number of 18-20 year olds in the postbaby boom generation, as well as to an increased interest in other fields such as law, business, and engineering. Part of the shift in interest may be caused by a desire to avoid the high level of borrowing necessary to finance many people's medical education, he said...
House Democrats have responded with a bill that would specifically exclude cuts in food stamps, Social Security and veterans' pensions. Since Democrats think Gramm-Rudman is a Republican trick to avoid any painful budget slashing until after next year's elections, the House also tried to outtough the Senate by lowering the 1986 deficit ceiling to $161 billion and projecting a zero- deficit target by the end of the decade. Congress could not "put off the political pain" of budget cuts, said Illinois Democrat Dan Rostenkowski, adding, "We wanted a fair deficit-reduction proposal. The Senate wanted an incumbent protection...
...American distributor for the imported heroin. More such fingering is expected as Buscetta continues to testify in a complex trial that could last as long as six months. Defense attorneys will assail Buscetta's credibility, and are expected to charge that he is singing in an effort to avoid prosecution for Mob murders in Sicily. But to date, Buscetta has provided the most revealing glimpse into the Mafia since ( American Mobster Joseph Valachi first outlined the structure and the secret name of the Cosa Nostra...