Adverse is not averse
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A small touring theater group faced adversity when its van became unavailable just before a week of performances. Adverse weather then complicated the search for a replacement vehicle, since several drivers had already changed their plans. The producer was averse to canceling the first show, but she knew that disliking an option did not make it impossible to need. She asked the cast to compare realistic alternatives rather than assume that determination alone could move all the equipment between venues.
The group had handled adversity before, yet each disruption required attention to its particular facts. The adverse conditions affected transport, while the producer's reluctance was a personal attitude toward postponement; the two uses of the similar words were not interchangeable. She remained averse to a cancellation but agreed to a shorter opening program if the larger set could not arrive. That decision gave the performers a clear fallback without making promises about a journey that had not yet been arranged.
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