Word: sidestep
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...current inequalities. And they think that the leadership class of our society should look like the rest of it. It's a laudable goal, and it's why I remain at least a tepid supporter of affirmative action. But let's stop using this notion of diversity to sidestep the real issue. Colleges don't want more minority students so we can all hold hands and sing It's a Small World. Why can't we just say what the real goal is: the creation of a multiethnic elite. I think young minorities can help form that elite...
Community activists, seeing a ruling they thought they could overthrow, quickly pounced on the decision, arguing that Harvard was using its non-profit status to sidestep environmental regulations for a for-profit project. But the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the exemption in December...
...forces deep into Baghdad's back streets and cinder-block neighborhoods, where his forces could neutralize American technological superiority with guerrilla tactics that put civilians in the middle. He saw how faithful defenders hidden in Iraq's southern cities scored surprising success holding out. The U.S. desperately wants to sidestep that kind of bloody door-to-door fighting, which could drag out the war and rack up unacceptable body counts among American troops and innocent Iraqis...
...just tried to get it behind [Smith’s] heels and fortunately I was able to sidestep him,” Paolini said. “I shot it as hard as I could and it went over his glove...
...just tried to get it behind [Smith’s] heels and fortunately I was able to sidestep him,” Paolini said. “I shot it as hard as I could and it went over his glove...