Sentence examples for attempt to avoid controversy from inspiring English sources

In Gaza, the BBC's attempt to avoid controversy through playing it by the book has resulted in its newsrooms coming under siege.

In interviews last week, Mrs. Cheney certainly made every attempt to avoid controversy -- but did not will herself into dullness, either.

Earlier in the week, the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, sent a ritual offering but stopped short of visiting in person, in an apparent attempt to avoid controversy on the eve of Barack Obama's arrival in Tokyo.

Judges will often attempt to avoid controversy by crafting closely-argued rulings that are heavily fact-dependent, thus staying well clear of the broader questions of principle that lie beneath the surface of a case.

The reason I say this is not a wishy washy attempt to avoid controversy.

Owens said he suspects it was mostly an attempt to avoid controversy, rather than an active attempt to appease Republicans.

A media outlet attempting to avoid controversy is both futile and irresponsible, he said.

The One felt the new historical and science-fiction themes an attempt to avoid similar controversy as befell Cannon Fodder.

It is quite another to avoid controversy altogether.

Mr. Hollande tried to avoid controversy and avoid further division on the left.

They said the governor had avoided needle exchange, a tactic suggested by his aides to avoid controversy.