Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...athleticism. Athleticism? Yeah, that's not Larry's forte, but there's that unforgettable play in the '81 Championship Series against the Rockets when he threw up a shot, ran to grab the rebound along the baseline, then shot the ball lefty to avoid hitting the backboard as he fell out of bounds--all in one motion. "Greatest play I ever saw," Red Auerbach said...
...alcohol use at all into shows, and "if there is no alcohol use, there is no driving after drinking. They are having trouble finding a place to put lines about driving and drinking," he says. Basically, according to Winsten, there has been a "halo effect," as writers avoid alcohol altogether...
...also told Zobel that one of the defendants will hire another attorney in order to avoid any potential conflict of interest...
...surprise, Salinas in his inaugural address last week promptly called for a renegotiation of his country's $104 billion debt. While saying that he wished to "avoid confrontation," Salinas urged that negotiations begin immediately with foreign banks, governments and international lending agencies to reduce Mexico's payments on the debts...
...tuberculosis. But the spiritual head of the banned African National Congress will not be set free, either. He will be transferred to what the government described as "suitable, comfortable and secure" living accommodations -- possibly a house on prison grounds. By freeing Mandela in stages, Botha apparently hopes to avoid having the ailing black leader die in jail and thus become a martyr...