Republican leaders in Congress and prospective 2012 Republican presidential candidates were preparing to quietly weigh in on the race, but purposefully avoiding being seen as crowning a favorite for fear of dooming their candidacy.
If you tell him to follow in stealth mode and you're half the map away, he will find the best route through the map using the best cover and avoiding being seen.
He has promoted more openness and transparency for the monarchy, while carefully avoiding being seen in public with his sister Cristina, who along with her husband Iñaki Urdangarin is embroiled in a long-running corruption scandal.
Candidates who might seek the nomination with support from the Tea Party wing of the G.O.P. need to toe a fine line between invoking its populist spirit and avoiding being seen as threatening to other coalitions within the party or to its chances of winning a November election.
Avoiding being seen in direct sunlight is also a good strategy, but one that's hard to pull off.
Her essay about being paid less than her male co-stars -- and avoiding being seen as too "aggressive" during negotiations -- is affecting, funny and newsworthy.
