Sentence examples for avoids shaking from inspiring English sources

"We want a legal system, not a religious system," said Ms. Nahas, who wears a head scarf and avoids shaking hands with men, reflecting the social conservatism of many Syrians.

The site, Shabakeye Iran, explained that Mr. Ahmadinejad often avoids shaking hands with women on foreign trips by clasping his own hands together "in the manner of people from East Asia," and provided several archival photographs of that apparently working.

He has said that he often avoids shaking hands or touching items that could contain bacteria as a way to abate his anxiety.

Groh has deliberately avoided shaking up the Jets.

Questioned after the ceremony, Terry admitted he had deliberately sought to avoid shaking hands with Bernstein.

I walked in your wife's wedges, George, and tried avoiding shaking hands myself.

The players might consider avoiding shaking hands because they are a key route of transmission for viruses.

(The contortion that one legislator performs to avoid shaking Mr. Moore's hand is an amusing moment of found slapstick).

President Felipe Calderón, who avoided shaking hands during the height of the crisis, has begun pressing the flesh again.

Those who have to travel are being urged to avoid public places, wash their hands frequently, avoid shaking hands and observe careful hygiene.

Even without an election five months away, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, would have been tempted to avoid shaking Cameron's hand.