The Japanese claim they wanted to avoid "friction" with China.
Sounding sometimes like a marriage counselor, he told them to avoid "friction" through better "communication" and "respect".
While devices-as-problem-solvers seek to avoid friction, devices-as-troublemakers seek to create an "aesthetic of friction" that engages users in new ways.
It also has a quick tips section – with information on mobile phone usage and how men can avoid friction and chafing while wearing their hajj clothing.
South Korea's Defense Ministry has ruled out moving the base and instead intends to relocate 236 homes close to the range to avoid friction -- a plan opposed by villagers.
A broad government joined by the center and left would likely promote a more pragmatic agenda and avoid friction with Israel's most important ally, the United States.
By mutual agreement between the Israeli government and Palestinian religious authorities, Jews do not pray atop the plaza itself to avoid friction.
That device employed a Milne-type pendulum, but the pivot supporting the pendulum was replaced by an elastic wire to avoid friction.
So far, the Murdoch progeny have apparently tried to avoid friction with one another, each choosing a representative to sit on Cruden's eight-member board, on which Mr. Murdoch himself has four seats and effective control.
Along the way, it has sought to avoid friction and has certainly been a big player in trying to coax Asad away from Iran, into a deal with Israel, into a more constructive role in Lebanon, etc.
