Beijing intensively lobbied commission members to avoid the public embarrassment of debate and censure.
Careful instructions were given to organisers and members to avoid any recourse to violence.
This time, the Brotherhood instructed its members to avoid the protests.
A peace deal would almost certainly include a mechanism for FARC members to avoid prison.
On other occasions it is plied by family members to avoid direct confrontation (the autobiographical "Brighton Beach" trilogy).
One of the things we did was to put term limits on committee members to avoid cooptation.
She has wish lists at the American Girl, Toys "R Uss and Amazon Web sites, and she sends different lists to family members to avoid duplicates.
"[People in Purdy's] situation have chosen to travel without close family members to avoid the risk of their being prosecuted", said Lord Hope.
It's a way for the band members to avoid feeling self-conscious about a piano ballad called, "Cancer," or a hair-metallic anthem like "The Sharpest Lives".
"We are urging our members to avoid conducting transactions with the United States and to focus on more reliable customers, like the International Monetary Fund," the statement added.
The CD feels pretty perfunctory, and it was probably wise of the members to avoid shelling out for big-name guest stars or producers.
