Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson articles and the House meeting on Saturday focused on homophobia--not because it was the intrinsically more important issue, but because concern for the privacy of this Mather senior led me and many others in the House to avoid direct reference to the case in public forums. This silence should not be construed in any way as acquiescence to the peculiar deception which has been perpetrated on the Harvard community. And I can no longer maintain that silence...
Asked to characterize his playing style, Hinton says he tries to avoid excessive emphasis on technique. "Some people think the [pianist] should be some kind of transparent glass window that you can look through and see the composer," he explains. "I think it's more complicated than that...
Nunn raised the possibility of a closed Senate session at one point to air the numerous sensitive allegations against Tower, although he said he hoped to avoid one. He also raised the possibility of making the transcripts of closed committee sessions public, but no Republican followed...
Eisenson agrees, saying that while limited partnership gave Harvard "access to bigger deals," the new direct investments avoid the "cost attached to limited partnerships," a cost he says amounts to about a 20 percent cut of the profits...
...Waiting Room: Yes. This littleused resource has fantastic potential for the truly desperate. Think about it. You'll have plenty of people to choose from, something in common with everyone else--HEY! MY NOSE IS RUNNING TOO!--and literally hours and hours to build a relationship. Just avoid those patients with symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases...