Word: deflective
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Nothing could deflect her from what she believed to be her sacred mission: to 'chart the graph of the heart' through movement. 'That driving force of God that plunges through me is what I live for,' she wrote, and believed every word...
Such attitudes help deflect the hostility that big mergers often arouse. Rightly or wrongly, many communities fear that big mergers equal big layoffs and a loss of control over the local economy to faraway conglomerateurs. Since little mergers usually aim at faster growth and, eventually, more employment, they are usually seen as a positive force in the economy--and that perception seems correct...
Throughout the night, the Harvard defense implemented the strategies learned by Assistant Coach Ron Rolston at Clarkson. The Crimson smartly positioned itself to deflect passes, block shots, and clear rebounds. Brown rarely had second shots, even if its first shots were extremely dangerous...
Such an initiative could also help deflect dissatisfaction with the choice system by making all schools appealing...
...some are still trying to deflect the "old boys' club" image, and A.D. club graduate president Patrick Grant Jr. '70 says any networking occurring at the A.D. is unintentional...