New regulation "means they found a new way to avoid doing something."

“又有了新规定”——办事员找到了搪塞的新借口。

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But now it is invoked less often as an excuse to avoid doing something that would otherwise make sense.

但现在，这种弥补已鲜少成为回避当做之事的借口。

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We would still "know" how to avoid doing something asked of us and how to get someone to agree with us;

我们仍然会“知道”如何躲避做别人要我们做的事情和如何使某人同意我们的意见；

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Where have you compromised a value you held dear, because doing so allowed you to avoid something unpleasant or feed your ego in some way?

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By the time they are about seven, children start to lie to avoid doing chores or homework, to get something they want, to protect someone else, and to avoid punishment.

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Her application was denied last time, and if she's turned down again, she says she'd considered doing something she's tried to avoid until now.

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