Sentence examples for lay to avoid from inspiring English sources
About the same time in September and October, Mr. Lay, to avoid facing margin calls as investments in his portfolio lost value, repaid millions in loans from Enron with company stock.
This loophole allowed Mr. Lay to avoid disclosing his stock sales until a few weeks ago -- even though he was urging employees last year to buy stock at the same time he was selling.
Defense lawyers have attacked the witnesses' credibility, accusing them of lying to avoid prison.
Yes, Mr. Apfel showed that the witness, who has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for initially lying, has a motive to lie to avoid jail time.
A14 11 Miami Officers Arrested A federal grand jury accused the officers of stealing evidence, placing guns at crime scenes and lying to avoid prosecution.
Animals hide, mimic, change color, play dead to avoid predators; people disguise themselves, hallucinate, dream, forget and lie to avoid reality, but unlike animals they also lie to themselves.
At the beginning of February, Live Action posted on the Internet very troubling videos taken at seven clinics, including one in New Jersey, where a clinic manager suggests lying to avoid detection.
A federal grand jury indictment, announced today, charges the 11 officers with multiple counts of misconduct in cases dating back to the mid-1990's, including stealing evidence, placing guns at crime scenes and lying to avoid prosecution, the authorities said.
Two members of New Jersey's Congressional delegation accused the Federal Aviation Administration yesterday of lying to avoid a thorough review of the impact of flight path changes that they said had led to excessive noise in parts of central New Jersey.
We lie to avoid awkwardness or punishment.
