Word: deflect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There were just so many [N.U. players] in front of the net, and the puck would deflect off them," D'Souza said...
...P.L.O. either, Israel felt no need to address the fundamental trade-off of territory for peace. Now Israel may find it harder to avoid the issue. In the meantime, some prominent Israeli politicians are contemplating unilateral action, such as limited autonomy for the territories, as a way to deflect the growing pressure to negotiate a territorial trade...
Freshman goalie Chuckie Hughes slid across thefront of the net to knock away a Chris Greniershot late in the second period. He lunged into anear-split to deflect a Dave Burke slapshot. Hemade a glove save on Trent Andison's short shotwhile Cornell was in the five-on-three situation...
Despite the outward display of confidence, Bush and his aides sought to deflect any repercussions from the vice president's debate comment that he hadn't decided whether women who obtain abortions should face legal penalties...
...coup came two weeks after Maung Maung himself had tried to deflect the revolutionary tide by announcing elections. But Maung Maung failed to set a date for the balloting, and the demonstrations went on. By last week the opposition's emerging leadership appeared to be focusing on the issue of how to negotiate a transfer of power. Three leading dissidents -- former generals Aung Gyi and Tin Oo, and Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of one of Burma's great nationalist heroes and the country's newest and brightest political star -- wrote to Maung Maung formally rejecting the proposed elections. They...