Sentence examples for testified to avoid from inspiring English sources

Another long-held theory has it that Robbins was being blackmailed about his homosexuality and testified to avoid being outed, perhaps by the columnist Ed Sullivan.

But given the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the global financial crisis that ensued that month, Mr. Blankfein persuaded Mr. Gupta to stay on as a director, he testified, to avoid any perception of instability.

Defense lawyers called Mr. Natale a liar who was testifying only to avoid dying in prison.

Prosecutors had built their case largely on the testimony of a Pakistani-American man, David C. Headley, who had confessed to playing a major role in the Mumbai attacks and testified against Mr. Rana to avoid the death penalty and extradition to India.

Many of the former cadres closest to Hun, however, including the senate president, Chea Sim, and the national assembly chairman, Heng Samrin, have been prevented from testifying, apparently to avoid embarrassing the government.

When she later changed her mind and refused to testify in order to avoid embarrassing her family, the judge threatened her with a contempt charge and 90 days of jail time.

At a confirmation hearing last Thursday, Rose Gottemoeller, nominated to serve as the assistant secretary of state for verification and compliance and the chief negotiator for the treaty, testified that she wanted to avoid extra issues.

Wilson now swears that the only reason he testified against Edwards was to avoid the death penalty, and that Wilson alone committed the murder.

Two weeks ago, the state attorney general said he would not file criminal charges in any of the cases because of a lack of evidence and the desire by some of the women to avoid testifying at a trial.

Leviston's lawyer alleged that the rapper did so to avoid testifying.

But Congressional aides said Mr. Lay had been looking for an excuse to avoid testifying.