The cost of docking in Colombo had become so high that some shipping operators plan to bypass the port.

BBC: Sri Lanka ports win reprieve

The road links Filton to shops at Cribbs Causeway but some drivers now use the Hayes Road bypass instead.

BBC: Hayes Way bypass

Some activists have been urging Obama to bypass the often messy legislative process and instead focus on executive orders and regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.

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The meltdown prompted some of the city's best business and technical talent to bypass banking and take a chance on building start-ups.

WSJ: New York Start-Ups Ride Tech Boom

Much of the contraband was abandoned in suitcases, but some people were caught trying to bypass customs officials.

BBC: Smuggled cigarettes dumped

Although a reduction in cancer risk was seen with all three techniques, some experts believe that gastric bypass surgery may one day be shown to be more effective than the other two.

CNN: Study: Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk in women

The decimal increment promises to fix some of the cellular issues that users have been facing of late, but interestingly introduces an ornery lock-screen bypass that very patient (and nimble-fingered) hooligans could use to get into your device.

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