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But he was still averting his eyes from death, and his biographer says he approached the end in denial.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley | John Garth | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow the reelected president, having vanquished Mitt Romney, is all but dictating terms on averting the fiscal cliff.
Why the Fiscal Cliff Is Causing a Nervous Breakdown on the Right | Howard Kurtz | December 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTaverting such an unwanted effect requires reaching a deal with President Obama and the Democrats.
Fiscal Cliff, Day 21: You Call That a Compromise? | Daniel Gross | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
If the cliff-averting deals were obvious and painless, they would have been concluded by now.
Fiscal Cliff Hostage Situation Day 14: The Thelma & Louise Caucus | Daniel Gross | November 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile both sides clearly have something to gain from averting the fiscal cliff, President Obama essentially holds all the cards.
Fiscal Cliff Hostage Situation: Should the Rich Get Soaked? | Daniel Gross | November 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIuppiter might help at need in averting defeat and awarding victory, but it was with Mars that the general conduct of war rested.
The Religion of Ancient Rome | Cyril BaileyThe Girondists still met in Madame Roland's library to deliberate concerning measures for averting the impending ruin.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott“A royal spy,” interrupted Birch, averting his face, and endeavoring to release his hand.
The Spy | J. Fenimore CooperGlancing cursorily into the stereoscope, he even fancied that she was averting her eyes because she was ashamed.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev"It's Sandy," she murmured, flushing scarlet and averting her face.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. Roberts
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