The phrase "avoid thorny" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to suggest avoiding difficult or complicated issues, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "In our discussion, let's avoid thorny topics that could lead to conflict."
Alternatives: "steer clear of complex" or "evade difficult".
Moreover, they said, the deadlines could allow the administration to avoid thorny proposals that are likely to come up in the next few months, including environmental and safety rules that have been in the regulatory pipeline for years.
It's also very important to note that Assange is not charged with anything having to do with actually publishing materials in 2010 — a distinction that U.S. officials hope will avoid thorny First Amendment issues involving journalistic freedoms.
For instance, most political polls survey only in English, to avoid thorny translation issues and the higher salaries of bilingual interviewers, but 73% of Latinos speak Spanish at home, so the sample of Latinos reached by most surveys isn't representative of all Latinos, even if the overall sample is generally good.
It just gives hiring managers additional data — a distinction that could help the service avoid thorny legal problems.
Unlike offshore oil and gas production, offshore renewable energy projects often avoid thorny siting issues and enhance the bottom line.
People should not rewarded for avoiding thorny questioning; especially in the unique position of being the opposition leader asking for a democratic mandate to rule.
While it avoids thorny political issues like unification, the agreement states there is only one undivided China, but it also allows Taipei and Beijing to interpret the notion of "one China" as they see fit.
The late arrival enabled the players to attend one more day of class, thereby getting a jump on their Pacific 10 Conference brethren in avoiding thorny eligibility issues.
In the highest-level face-to-face meeting between the U.S. and Chinese governments since President Donald Trump took office, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly avoided thorny issues and stressed the importance of cooperation.
For one, limiting deductions would avoid the thorny negotiations on which tax expenditures to eliminate.
However, as a general rule they will avoid eating thorny plants or ones with fuzzy or leathery leaves.
