Sentence examples for avoiding any hint of from inspiring English sources

Avoiding any hint of self-congratulation, the chancellor was keen to project that he was a man on a mission who needed to be kept on his mission.

That has left Mr. Clegg to plough his own furrow, avoiding any hint of which party, Labour or Conservative, he would back in the case of a hung Parliament emerging from the election, as many political commentators predict.

This he does in a ruminant, somewhat old-fashioned manner and in a tone that is conspicuously chaste, avoiding any hint of "piquant details" when he talks about women.

In the role of Mark, Conroy's taut physical presence is spot-on: she succeeds in portraying masculinity through tiny details of movement, voice and gesture, avoiding any hint of swagger.

Although the Queen has no direct political power (and has been punctilious in avoiding any hint of party allegiance), the laws of the land none the less mean she theoretically remains able to exercise the royal prerogative contrary to the advice of her prime minister or the cabinet.

The winding walkways avoid any hint of a prescribed path.

In particular the religious element avoids any hint of sermon.

Their platform carefully avoids any hint of restrictions on personal behavior or liberties.

Either way, avoid any hint of fruit or its sauce anywhere near the cake.

And the French are trying, rather uncharacteristically, to avoid any hint of triumphalism.

Dr. Borland tells his clients to avoid any hint of discourtesy or racial or ethnic prejudice.