Word: avoids
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...Given the immensity of the crisis, a Congress-approved bailout may be just a short-term fix. But a short-term fix is better than no fix. If nothing else, it would signal to the world that - unlike in 1930 - the U.S. is doing what it can to avoid financial calamity and sidestep Depression...
Likewise, Harvard must also protect the football and avoid sloppy play in order to win. Last week in its defeat to Brown, the Crimson erred in the form of three costly fumbles, a missed extra point, and seven penalties. As a result, Coach Tim Murphy harped on protecting the football all week...
...most tumultuous and inhospitable environment imaginable. Their life has been effectively lawless for years. This is a world in which, recently, every day in business may be your last, where mismatched games of chicken are played with major international powers. In these unstable times, better that we avoid a tangle with these nothing-to-lose daredevils and give them what they want—if only to save our own souls...
...continue to be underutilized by students, who instead continue to put themselves unnecessarily at risk. Obviously, being a target of a crime has some degree of randomness to it, and no one deserves to be a victim. At the same time, however, students should exercise some street smarts and avoid being sitting ducks. Beyond using the services provided to students by Harvard, there are a number of personal precautions students should take to keep themselves safe. HUPD advises that students avoid talking on cell phones and listening to music when they’re walking alone at night. Despite this...
...Although few details have leaked about how the Obama team has prepared for Thursday's event, it is a safe bet that Biden has been rehearsing short, crisp answers and general restraint to avoid droning on, showing off or Beltway bloviating. Given the reality of gender politics and the Senator's tendency for familiar glad-handing, Biden is in particular danger of saying something perceived as condescending or sexist to Palin. Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has been serving as a stand-in to simulate the dynamic he will face, and Biden has reportedly sought out advice from Senate colleagues like...