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Definition of Escape mechanism
1. Noun. A form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escape Mechanism
Literary usage of Escape mechanism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Agriculture in the Gatt: An Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Reform by Joachim Zietz, Alberto Valdés (1988)
"One reason for this is the existence of another very popular escape mechanism in
agriculture, state trading (see Article XVII). Examples of state trading ..."
2. The United Nations System: The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"In general, abstention was an escape mechanism to avoid taking stands in
controversial East-West issues. Most of the Nigerian abstention votes were cast on ..."
3. Remaking the Argentine Economy by Felipe A. M. de la Balze (1995)
"Those without substantial savings did not enjoy an equivalent escape mechanism.
Although real wages during the 1980s declined significantly, total household ..."
4. From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less by Al Gore (1994)
"This escape mechanism can't be employed today because back taxes are, under
bankruptcy law, a "non-dischargeable" debt—that is, they are a debt that remains ..."
5. Genes in the Field: On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity by Stephen B. Brush (2000)
"The highest yield of Syrian landraces under stress is not due to an escape
mechanism, as they are the latest group in heading, and therefore could be a ..."