Sentence examples for avoided upsetting from inspiring English sources

Mr Martin deftly avoided upsetting either environmentalists or businessmen by saying that he strongly supported Kyoto but regretted the government's failure to win provincial backing for it.Since June, when he was fired as finance minister, Mr Martin has been free to raise money and campaign, while his potential rivals are tied down by cabinet duties.

PK Hong Kong Sited underneath the HSBC bank, the 30-strong Occupy Hong Kong is not as large as many western camps but, unlike its counterparts, it has avoided upsetting authority.

Wenger has been the Gunners' coach since 1996, but while other English and top European clubs have made annual pilgrimages to the United States in the summer, Arsenal has scrupulously avoided upsetting Wenger as he prepares his team for a new season.

In two close games, they avoided upset attempts by lower-ranked Nebraska and Oklahoma State, the latter game involving a 21-point fourth quarter comeback by the Horns.

And she went out of her way to avoid upsetting the etiquette of the time.

78 per cent of women will politely choke-down offensive food to avoid upsetting their host.

A friend of Mr. Scarborough's, who asked for anonymity to avoid upsetting a personal relationship, said the eight donations of $500 each were not memorable.

"A picture of Lloyd and Obama together probably isn't helpful," one of these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid upsetting his role in the campaign.

"He is the cleanest politician in Iraq," said a Western diplomat who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid upsetting the Iraqi government.

"There's always a temptation to eat, but I don't give in," he said, partly to avoid upsetting his parents.

The trouble is that in the process of protecting ideas and copyright its hard to avoid upsetting some people as the legal process is quite a blunt instrument.