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Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”

So why, in 2014, is the superhero standard-bearer so minority-averse?

And self-regulation is an important concept when it comes to understanding the government-averse sharing economy.

Yet an answer, or even a speculation, would have added insight and originality to this terrific but risk-averse debut.

Improvising can certainly be unnerving, especially for politicians who are trained to be risk-averse.

This may have been maternal partiality, for whilst a mere child, she was somewhat obstinate in disposition, and averse to study.

In the course of a few days the minister visited the kitchen again, and found Chloe still averse to his proposition.

He was, therefore, averse to putting the question on such narrow grounds.

He was averse to costly pleasures, and regarded contentedness with a little to be a great good.

The doubter seemed averse to giving this proof of unbelief, and yet it was clear that he was not convinced.