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The lead flashing will be replaced with a synthetic material as a temporary measure to avoid any further risk of theft.

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The White House signalled last week it approved of the short-term measure that would avoid the prospect of default.

BBC: Congress votes to extend US borrowing limit

To avoid destruction the United States need only measure up to its own best traditions and prove itself worthy of preservation as a great nation.

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Another measure of U.S. success will be to avoid such linkages.

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Greece and its private sector creditors have yet to agree on a plan to write down the nation's debt by 50% -- a measure austerity-hit Athens needs to secure additional bailout funds and avoid default on bonds due in March.

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In Arkansas, where conditions are the driest they've been since 1925, according to one widely used measure of short-term drought, ranchers have been selling off cattle to avoid having to feed and water them, said Arkansas Department of Agriculture spokesman Zach Taylor.

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That is a hard measure of effectiveness to quantify and defend, so the analysts working on the studies tend to avoid using it.

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His letter Monday said the purpose of the meeting would be to reach an agreement that would avoid a "constitutional confrontation, " a reference to the committee's planned vote on the contempt measure.

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His letter said the purpose of the meeting would be to reach an agreement that would avoid a "constitutional confrontation" -- a reference to the committee's planned vote on the contempt measure.

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