Word: circumventions
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That philosophy allows patrons and staff alike to circumvent the tired constrictions of conventional barroom etiquette. Berkow says, “Men are always going to stare at people in bars, but at this place, you call them on it.” She, for example, would douse gaze-happy...
Lee and Fayanju said the council will attempt to circumvent the problem by publicizing how to vote with e-mails, posters and an ad in The Crimson.
Last night’s petition, dubbed the “Carlson Petition” after Riverside activist Cob Carlson, is an attempt to circumvent the city planning board’s moderating influence on the neighborhood’s zoning recommendation.
Close allies of the president have long believed the only card he can play, short of calling for mass street protest, is to invoke the constitution. Senior advisors have told him the constitution gives him the power to respond when hard-liners use their control over unelected clerical state bodies...
And as Napster entered the courtroom, things started slowing down there, too. Getting your hands on the latest MP3s got harder. The company instituted a loose filtering system which users managed to circumvent. Eventually Napster came up with something foolproof, and the fun was over.