HOW YOU ASK Threats and ultimatums should be avoided, a point made by most of the gurus I spoke with.
If touching can't be avoided, a fist-bump is probably safer than a handshake, which in turn is better than a hug or — at worst — a kiss.
The strategy document declares that American-led diplomacy to halt Iran's program to enrich nuclear fuel "must succeed if confrontation is to be avoided," a near final draft of the document says.
Other analysts, including former Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, say that while layoffs should be avoided, a smaller department would not necessarily lead to a more dangerous New York.
The application of antiseptics and other irritating substances should also be avoided; a good rule of thumb is to refrain from applying any substance that one would be afraid to put into one's eye.
A few decades ago, it was a city to be avoided: a polluted, soot-covered town known mostly for its book publishing industry and the trade fairs that have been held there since the Middle Ages.
