Word: side-stepped
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...It’s just a puzzling mingling of spheres that on some level does side-step the non-discrimination policy,” says LaFlamme, who argues that ROTC officials could simply look at syllabi on their...
...conclusion of the investigation. In context, Nixon imagined something less than the complete loss of political life he was to suffer. Though my disappointment in Bill Clinton had settled in long before his famous comment that it all depends on what you mean by "is," the linguistic side-step was an added blow. Its technical precision was so obviously a device to hide the half-truth behind it that Clinton insulted our intelligence while protecting his own interests. His intent was, as Texas Gov. George W. Bush might say, to "obsfucate...
...examine another scenario. When walking through the Yard or on the sidewalk, I have had to repeatedly side-step the oncoming shoulders of the people walking towards me. And when I have not done so, I must exclaim, "Excuse me!" in order for my peers to acknowledge that they have bumped into me. This comment seems to spark a revelation: the students suddenly realize they do not own the sidewalk...
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court tailed to do just that In a five to four decision, the high court found the government sponsored natively scene constitutional, in a decision that is surely one of the most poorly conceived rulings in years. The majority opinion is a masterpiece of ambiguities that side-step the issue and side-track the argument. Writing for the majority. Chief Justice Warren Burger displays either a naivete about religious symbols that strains credibility, or an oversensitivity to conservative political pressure...
...will be included. For the purpose of this treaty the nuclear weapons of France and NATO would be considered American. Similarly, any nuclear weapons under East European control would be considered Soviet. This would insure that the USSR would not supply nuclear weapons to satellite nations in order to side-step the treaty. If this clause were not included the Soviets would claim that the proposal was unfair. Other NATO and French nuclear weapons would make up only 12 percent of the West's nuclear capabilities. Therefore, this clause would not compromise the U.S. position...