Sentence examples for avoid the whiff of from inspiring English sources

If he could do it again, might he do anything differently, if only to avoid the whiff of impropriety?

Many financial firms, eager to avoid the whiff of scandal, have suspended or pulled back on the use of expert networks.

It is hard to avoid the whiff of self-interest that emanates from both the benefactors and the local politicians who are conjuring up instant new collections instead of investing in Italy's cultural infrastructure.

Even in a "serious" speech, he can't avoid the whiff of conspiracy, promising that "Americanism, not globalism, will be our new credo".

"If you're in a situation Sprint is in where you're trying to be squeaky clean, you want to avoid even the whiff of suspicion," said Paul Hogdson, a research director at the Corporate Library.

Schwartz also tried to avoid the strong whiff of cronyism that hovered over some deals.

Just make sure to pay on time, so as to avoid any whiff of interest owed to the bank.

Davey, aware of the allegations in broad terms since Friday, has been determined to respond by being seen to act, and given the scale of voter anger at energy prices, to avoid any whiff of complacency.

Davey, who was broadly aware of the allegations since Friday, has been determined to be seen to act, and given the scale of voter anger at energy prices, to avoid any whiff of complacency.

Suleiman himself, present in the film and playing himself, doesn't speak; the faux naïveté of the silent observer hides politics in the apolitical, and avoids any whiff of the impolitic.

To avoid any whiff of a conflict of interest, Mr Netanyahu took pains to stress this week that his friend and benefactor, US casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who sponsors a pro-Netanyahu free tabloid, Yisrael Hayom, is not interested in operations in Israel.