Sentence examples for avoid embarrassment for from inspiring English sources

Nowadays, I try to let people know as soon as possible, to avoid embarrassment for them later, and to see if they're OK with it.

Mr Brown has been accused of trying, in his attempt to keep the inquiry private, to avoid embarrassment for Labour in the run-up to a general election.

With the prime minister expected to announce her support soon, No 10 is devising a strategy to avoid embarrassment for key figures.

The accusations have also raised questions about whether the BBC was aware of his suspected pattern of criminal behavior while he was employed there and whether the "Newsnight" investigation was shut down to avoid embarrassment for the corporation.

Even more extraordinary episodes of thievery often go unreported -- the losses are handled informally, outside of court -- to avoid embarrassment for executives whose reputations are built on their financial acumen, lawyers and security experts say.

Uncharacteristically, Sir John Scarlett, 'C' or Chief of MI6, baulked at signing off another "dodgy dossier" - this one designed to avoid embarrassment for the government in front of an inquiry by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECDD) into the BAE affair.

Mateo Kovacic's late goal avoided embarrassment for Real Madrid as the European champions surrendered a two-goal lead before drawing 3-3 with Legia Warsaw in an enthralling Champions League game played at an almost empty stadium.

In fact, Moynihan asserted, government bureaucracies use classification rules to protect turf, to avoid embarrassment, to embarrass rivals — in short, for a variety of motives that have little to do with national security.

He persuaded his wife to take three of them to avoid embarrassment as he campaigned for the nomination for the Eastleigh parliamentary seat which he saw as his route to Westminster after two failed attempts.

Mr. Romaine wanted to avoid embarrassment when he ran for Congress, Mr. Hines said, and when another deputy, Fred W. Towle Jr., ran for County Legislature.

Governments also have bad reasons for keeping secrets – to avoid embarrassment, evade oversight or escape legal accountability.