Sentence examples for and seeking to avoid from inspiring English sources

He said that if Private Manning had not been selective and seeking to avoid harm, he would have leaked much more — like reports from confidential sources.

Following the president's lead, Republicans in Congress were carefully choosing their words and seeking to avoid the triumphant tones of 1994 when they swept into control of the House and Senate.

The emails handed to the Guardian also show senior civil servants at the department discussing the possible reputational damage to the department and seeking to avoid ways of revealing the nature of the payments, information about which was sought in a written question last December by Gareth Thomas, the shadow Cabinet Office minister.

The emails handed to the Guardian also show senior civil servants at the department discussing the possible reputational damage to the department and seeking to avoid ways of revealing the nature of the payments sought in a written question last December by Gareth Thomas, the shadow Cabinet Office minister.

The UK Borders Agency's enforcement instructions and guidance reveal that immigration officers have broad discretion to carry out spot checks, with behaviour deemed to be suspicious including: hanging back from a station barrier, avoiding eye contact, a sudden change in walking direction or pace, and seeking to avoid confrontation with someone perceived to be a threat.

Surging in polls and seeking to avoid the plight of those in the Republican race for president who have risen before him — only to plummet under scrutiny — Newt Gingrich has released a message for the party activists who will be crucial to his hopes of winning his party's nomination: Those positions I once held that are now out of step with current-day conservative orthodoxy?

Many soldiers and police officers did not carry weapons, and sought to avoid using force.

Connecticut's legislation calls for tight regulation and seeks to avoid disagreements with the federal government.

The jumpy American populace of that era stayed out of crowded places and sought to avoid trips to major cities.

The statement did not mention Iraq's claims of two dead, but said allied airstrikes "do not target civilian populations or infrastructure" and seek to avoid civilian casualties.

And for us in Britain this will pose a sharp, for some deeply uncomfortable, choice that we have hoped and sought to avoid.