Sentence examples for skirt consequences from inspiring English sources

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"Been caught by the black-and-whites seven times, I keep it quiet, I keep it polite," Wyatt raps like a mild-mannered Mike D; the track catalogues his various misgivings with local authorities, and his ability to skirt consequences with a nice smile and respectful sarcasm.

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I summed it up to myself like this: I have a contractual obligation to the bank (as well as a moral obligation not to skirt the consequences of breaking it: losing my house and wrecking my credit score).

Tressel said he wanted to make sure that the players would not "skirt the consequences" by playing in the Sugar Bowl, then declaring for the N.F.L. draft and avoiding punishment.

Mayor Reed now understands the consequences of skirting these requirements.

Meanwhile, the quota law has had other unintended consequences: The "golden skirts," as Norway's sought-after businesswomen are known in the media, have taken on multiple boardroom roles.

The actual mix of what is in "poppers" has changed over the years as the makers tried to skirt successive legal restrictions, but the medical consequences have stayed the same.

"When companies violate orders, this is usually the result of serious management dysfunction, a calculated risk that the payoff of skirting the law is worth the expected consequences, or both".

Didn't anybody at Goldman consider the "reputational consequences" of helping Zuckerberg and colleagues to skirt the securities laws at time when the American public is still furious at Wall Street in general and Goldman in particular?

Regulation is government's usual tool for blunting adverse consequences, but most sharing platforms gain their competitive edge by skirting its requirements.

When slender skirts became the vogue, few of Dame Fashion's votaries could have imagined the disastrous consequences the new styles would have in the industrial districts of France and other countries.

Those leaders seeking to skirt the court are effectively looking for a license to kill, maim and oppress their own people without consequence.

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