An
"avoider" is a person who tries to stay away from or escape certain things or situations. They try to avoid or keep distance from things that might make them uncomfortable or worried.
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He will need to do more to go after the rich
tax avoiders who cost us more than # 25 billion every year.
In his most tender performance to date, Colin Farrell plays a man who's open to suggestion, a
conflict avoider who — ignoring the tragic precedents of his young life — just wants everything to feel good and right with the world.
For gelatin
avoiders who miss the singular pleasures proffered by the perfect roasted marshmallow or gooey sweet potato topping, marshmallow season can be a sad, sad time.
The results suggest that non-coeliac
gluten avoiders don't just steer away from gluten but also avoid other food types, such as dairy or eggs.
is (quite openly) an
avid avoider of small talk: «The thing I despise most about networking is the copious amount of mindless chit - chat it can involve.
Dairy -
avoiders need to try this cream cheese - free frosting — it tastes like the real deal thanks to cashews, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and maple syrup.
our elected officials from W on down are either ill - informed (not likely) or
risk avoiders which is not going to help us make progress.
O'Connor's contrariness regarding conventional, perhaps - sentimental Catholic piety» she described herself as «a long
standing avoider of May processions and such - like nun - inspired doings,» and spoke dismissively of «the novena - rosary tradition»» is a position clearly more comfortable and comprehensible to her biographer than is her adult devoutness.
What this has taught us is that both types of children with insecure attachments want to be reconnected and feel comforted and safe again, but
avoiders don't think their parents are going to respond, so they don't outright ask for it, they just gain physical proximity and silently hope their parents will comfort them.
The policy makes a laughing stock of Osborne's pledge to get tough on multinational corporate tax
avoiders like Starbucks and Amazon.
But the domestic scandal over tax avoidance — the outraged bluster of Margaret Hodge's mock trial of the
Great Avoiders before the UK Public Accounts Committee; David Cameron's barely - veiled threat at Davos to corporations who needed to «wake up and smell the coffee»; UK Uncut's shop - floor protests — has done little damage to its targets.
«Our results suggest there are definitely some people who are
nicotine avoiders and others who are nicotine choosers,» he says, «and there are probably genetic or metabolic vulnerabilities that make people fall into one group or the other.»
Not surprisingly, she found the CIBC to be better placed to recover the money, as well as the better
loss avoider because a lender can take the possibility of unpaid security deposits into account in their mortgages.
As a certified
trend avoider also, I am mildly amused to see everyone jumping on the chevron bandwagon.
I,
typical avoider of all prints and patterns, am actually a fan of printed maxi dresses, but I find it really hard to find ones that I love and I like how this will stand out as a bit more sophisticated and elegant in a sea of boho prints and florals.
That's because when we're more worried about being
failure avoiders than we are about trying new things, we don't only miss out on discovering new opportunities, we miss out on the important character formation that failure alone can offer.
Luckily this ranch - obsessed
carrot avoider decided to pursue a major in Dietetics and, by sheer guilt of my occupation alone, decided to give raw carrots a chance.
liberal geezer,
draft avoider, USAF SSGT, Retired aOSU IT SSA, semi-graduated PSU class of 69, NJ native.
We need to guide our children through the frustration, not away from it so they aren't conflict
avoiders when they become adults.
The Swiss food company «won» with 15 % of the vote, finishing just above Monsanto (14 %) and the UK's number one tax
avoider Amazon (12 %).
This book saved me with my little boy who was the best
sleep avoider since he was born.
Turning his fire on to tax
avoiders within big business, Mr Hodson said: «Why is the government calling those who are out of work scroungers?
But because even the most careful
nut avoider is still prone to accidentally ingesting one, Mattison decided to look for an alternate solution: changing the food instead of changing the person.
Her name is Catherine, she is a weight loss blogger, 26 years old, who also considers herself to be a fashion freak,
exercise avoider, but still a health nut.
After 12 months of peanut avoidance, only 5 percent of the original peanut consumers were found to be allergic, compared to 19 percent of the original
peanut avoiders, the findings showed.
If you are an
overcommitted avoider, my homework to you would be to sit down and make a list of the top five priorities in your life.
Research suggests that this may be because of key differences in how the brains of thrill - seekers and thrill -
avoiders handle dopamine, the brain chemical of pleasure and reward.
Before I share the seven key differences
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Colorful, fun, easy to play color matching, collecting,
avoider game.
Adding to Marvel fans» supersonic screams of excitement is this quip - filled TV spot, so full of air - punching moments that some
spoiler avoiders may want to click away now.
They call students at Level 4, the lowest level, the
work avoiders, and on level 3 are the halfhearted workers.
She also has spare pens, rulers, pencils, paper for the students who are lazy, forgetful or emergent «
task avoiders».
«So if it's a climate where you're unsure what's going to be said to you or if anyone is going to say good morning to you, how will the lunch line affect you, what happens when you have to go to PE and you're not that athletic, so I think school climate, if it's negative, creates
school avoiders, and then if you're avoiding school, then you're not growing academically.»
It's no big secret that we love libraries here at BookPage — but who knew that the star of our top kid's pick for July (a
notorious avoider of reading) loves libraries, too?
Whether your dog is tiny or huge, a bath lover or a
bath avoider, bath - time at home can be a challenge.
The fact that Fat Princess Adventures has been developed with four - player co-op in mind becomes even more evident when you notice any discovered items are shared among all players — a nice
argument avoider, especially when playing with younger folk.
The government seem determined to label this group as tax -
avoiders despite their significant contributions to the UK's economy and flexibility of the labour market.
Odd subject for a
combat avoider who got the country into some serious war trouble.
Regarding how to meet the 2030 energy targets - including trajectories and how to ensure there is no ambition gap (
gap avoider) or delivery gap (gap filler)-- the Parliament opts for linear trajectories for efficiency and nearly linear for renewables and that any emerging gap with its trajectory is covered within one year by additional measures.