Word: circumventions
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The two Erics decided the best way to beat the com system (and make some easy money in the process) was to circumvent it. There's nothing magical about the letters com they reasoned; why not just use, say, .to for Tonga?
As with many ailments, an accurate diagnosis can circumvent many potential perils. Richard Doty, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Smell and Taste Center, believes everyone should be tested regularly, beginning in childhood. "Just knowing that you have a problem will make you more careful with natural gas or...
Lawsuits that essentially punish tobacco companies for selling cigarettes and gun manufacturers for selling guns violate this balance. The movement to litigation stems from frustration with an inability to expand current tobacco and gun control legislation. The current suits represent a blatant attempt to circumvent proper legislative procedure.
He speculated the concentration would probably circumvent the problem by encouraging students to take other courses or, in more extreme cases, considering waivers or covering the material in tutorials.
Like many other persuasion professionals of his generation--most notably Edward Bernays, the patriarch of public relations--Burnett was obsessed with finding visual triggers that could effectively circumvent consumers' critical thought. Though an advertising message might be rejected consciously, he maintained that it was accepted subliminally. Through the "thought force...