Word: avoiding
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...also want to keep everyone healthy," Roberge added. Preventing injuries and illness will enable the team to field a larger squad and avoid the situation where a few individuals are forced to compete in several events...
...team was inconsistent last season--when thepitchers were on, the offense went cold; when theoffense got hot, the pitchers didn't have have it,McConaghy said. The Crimson is confident that itcan avoid such letdowns this season...
...Tower's just-say-no theatrics pale in comparison with the price paid by Louis Sullivan, who was approved last week as Secretary of Health and Human Services. To avoid possible confirmation complications, Sullivan renounced all claims to nearly $500,000 in severance pay and deferred compensation legally owed him by the Morehouse School of Medicine. Even Senate Democrats wondered aloud if Sullivan's excessive concern with appearances did not overstep the bounds of financial prudence. Meanwhile, George Bush's ethics commission solemnly debated whether a top Government official should be entitled to royalties if he composed a hit song...
...general, the Japanese cattle barons have tried to avoid stirring hard feelings about their new investments. In the U.S. they have formed joint ventures that include American investors. And in Australia companies like Mitsubishi have pledged millions of dollars to upgrade meat-processing plants, which will provide more jobs. The new cowboys want to be seen as pardners, not rustlers...
...daily, the equivalent of two cans of beer or two small glasses of wine. Though some researchers believe moderate drinking may have a protective effect against heart disease, the report finds that the risks of alcohol far outweigh any benefits. Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive should avoid alcohol. The panel also urged the public to limit salt consumption to 6 g -- about a teaspoon -- or less...