Sentence examples for shirk the issue from inspiring English sources

Still, Potter doesn't shirk the issue entirely.

"He is just incredibly tough and will never shirk the issue".

It looks, however, as if they are going to shirk the issue because confronting it could cause another diplomatic row.

The coach said on Monday he did not believe Essendon had done anything wrong, but agreed to toe the club line, having been asked "not to shirk the issue".

It all means he has one last mission to focus on at the end of what has, as expected, been a challenging series for his team - and he is not one to shirk the issue.

I think there's guys who don't have that choice, but that's not a reason to shirk the issue or avoid addressing things".

While Leveson's report states, "There is credible evidence that [sexist coverage] has a broader impact on the perception and role of women in society, and the sexualisation of society generally", he shirks the issue by saying that the inquiry is not the place to analyse or draw conclusions - issues of taste and decency were not within his remit.

Bradman said that Loxton "never shirked the issue" and that "he'd throw himself into it with everything he had.

Archie doesn't shirk the darker issues of the day: AIDS, drug abuse and, of course, terrorism have been mentioned.

Waterstones, Glasgow, Wed; Waterstones, Sheffield, Thu; Leaf, Liverpool, Fri JR Jonathan Sacks can't be accused of shirking the big issues.

The hardships of life in Aids-ravaged South Africa are borne by a young village girl (the winning Manyaka) in an unsentimental drama that doesn't shirk from the issues.