Sentence examples for and attempts to avoid from inspiring English sources
While he is ethnic Chinese, he prefers the term Tionghoa, which means "of Chinese descent" and attempts to avoid assumptions of links to the Chinese state, another prejudice sometimes thrown at the minority.
As someone who identifies as "queer" and attempts to avoid the label "LGBT" to the extent linguistically possible, I think there is some extremely important work happening within this conversation.
(A batter may also freely advance to first base if the batter's body or uniform is struck by a pitch outside the strike zone, provided the batter does not swing and attempts to avoid being hit).
I came across a new website, Invite for a Bite, that caters to single people and attempts to avoid the "discomfort" associated with eating out alone by inviting someone in the area who may be looking to avoid requesting a table for one.
Google search queries related to smoking cessation, e.g. "quit smoking," and attempts to avoid cigarette taxes, e.g. "cheap cigarettes," were analyzed around the time of the federal SCHIP, and two recent state specific tax increases by comparing across geographies with and without a tax increase.
Common to both conditions is the occurrence of intrusive and distressing emotional images and attempts to avoid these [ 22].
Worried, I measured the size of our heads and attempted to avoid relatives' gleeful tales of other gargantuan family births.
The leaderships of Europe's growing socialist parties were often worried by the threat of repression coming from governments and businesses, and attempted to avoid excessively confrontational demonstrations.
Depressed, unemployed and attempting to avoid the internet, he carries around a large brown envelope, stuffed full of unanswered letters from his friend Andrew in Japan, intending to reply just "as soon as something good happens" to him.
The chairman of Lloyds Banking Group on Monday faced criticism for the way the bailed-out bank handled mis-sold payment protection insurance and attempted to avoid liability for claims that have already topped £5bn.
