Sentence examples for bent on avoiding from inspiring English sources

But to avoid putting this to the test, their efforts are bent on avoiding referendums (except for Ireland, whose law may make a referendum unavoidable).

Choosing instead to blockade Cuba until the Soviets withdrew their missiles, he showed what can be freely done by a commander in chief bent on avoiding war until it becomes absolutely necessary.

Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, decided not to run against Ms. Gillibrand after he realized he would be up against a White House bent on avoiding a primary.

At one point it even includes a waspish book review of a similar literary project, and the temptation to quote is irresistible: "One: [the author] is so bent on avoiding cliche that each sentence is as tortured as an American whistleblower.

Paul Sabatino, the counsel to the Suffolk County Legislature and a critic of LIPA, said the authority appeared to be bent on avoiding increases that would trigger a review by the State Public Service Commission or impinge on a condition that it would reduce rates by at least 14percentt for five years or more.

Some hot brands, such as Liz Claiborne, are bent on avoiding selling on the Web altogether.

Kaplan explains how officers bent on preserving their careers and avoiding "another Vietnam" happily parroted nonsense to climb the ladder.

The unexpected pleasure of seeing two teams whose extra-time strategy seemed to be hell-bent on avoiding penalties.

CHRISTOPHER CLAREY: The Canadians, traditionally a diplomatic lot, seem unusually hard-bent on avoiding another shutout in Vancouver.

Why are you hell-bent on avoiding campaign disclosure laws?

INSIDE PITCH The Yankees have won 27 of their last 37 games in Camden Yards.... ADRIAN HERNÁNDEZ, used for a couple of starts last month, hurt his knee slightly in a Class AAA game on Tuesday as he bent to avoid his catcher's throw to second base.