Sentence examples for avoidance of facts from inspiring English sources

He singled out as "the greatest single, willful avoidance of facts" Mr. Romney's contention that the Obama administration had been lax with sanctions against Iran, citing a litany of multilateral and unilateral efforts to squeeze Tehran and quoting Iranian government officials on the crippling results.

Long ago, I worked for IBM when it behaved similarly, and IBM's cult of secrecy contributed mightily to concealment and avoidance of unpleasant facts.

This may be so, but the resolute avoidance of unsettling facts is a deep-seated human trait.

There's a reason for that: Bechdel's father was gay, and his avoidance of that fact makes the narrative both tragic and real.

Denial and avoidance of this fact are deadly".

The finger-pointing at unrest here and a worker strike there is just avoidance of the fact that oil is far more expensive than market fundamentals can support.

"For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that Ofgem continues these investigations should not be taken as implying that any supplier has breached its obligations".

We found no avoidance of logging roads; in fact, many species, especially carnivores, frequently used logging roads as movement corridors.

Who benefits from the avoidance of such an uncomfortable fact, except perhaps Calgazhe if, after the weeks of reflection he has sensibly enough granted himself, decides that in fact the weekend fight was not his last hurrah but the prelude to a hugely profitable farewell at home in his adoring Cardiff bailiwick of the Millennium Stadium?

According to some estimates, as many as 95% of British properties are insured against flood, even though only about a tenth are threatened by it.What may seem an obsessive avoidance of risk is in fact the result of a longstanding bargain.

In fact, avoidance of arrest is a common alteration in cancer.