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South Korea's parliament has shied away from taking up the deal for fear of being embarrassed if the U. S. Congress rejects it.

Chris never shied away from the front line and his work in Libya was no exception.

"Given the downturn over the past few months, investors have shied away from this sort of strategy. "

Sevilla appear resigned to losing the Brazil international but Wenger again shied away from committing himself to a swoop for Baptista.

It is a company that has never shied away from reinventing itself , as a more complete reading of its history demonstrates .

Many producers might have shied away from 'All About Love' because of its lesbian theme.

In its early years as a member, it shied away from confrontation, points out Henry Gao of Singapore Management University.

All of this provides another reason why so many Egyptians have, for so long, shied away from voicing complaints.

But she and other Obama administration officials who briefed reporters shied away from weighing in on climate proposals now before Congress.

Authorities have rolled out various measures but shied away from aggressive action that could have widespread economic side-effects.

Mr Cameron shied away from calling for his friend's head too, but described the allegations as "truly dreadful" .

The Chopin interpreter is an abstract denotation, but Li never shied away from staking his claim on it.

But many experts were flummoxed by CDS contracts or shied away from educating themselves about these relatively new investments.

That made it accessible to millions of women who previously shied away from the high price tags of premium labels.

Komorowski too has shied away from confrontational politics in his campaign.

For somebody who long shied away from the technology sector, Warren Buffett has not just dipped a toe.

All the others were talking and laughing happily while she shied away from being the centre of attention.

Yet it has so far shied away from action.

The once lucrative high yield market went virtually silent as investors shied away from risky credit instruments.

Mr Osborne hasn't shied away from his deficit reduction goals.

Businessmen shied away from helping the protesters. Wedding organisers refused to lend them loudspeakers.

But then Mr Knight has never shied away from taking the unexpected angle in his fiction.

The ability of local governments to borrow has been complicated as investors have shied away from buying municipal bonds.

Despite turmoil in the Japanese economy, companies there haven't shied away from transactions.

But was there any substance to the reforms that the headline-writers shied away from?

By and large, police shied away from intervening, emboldening more women to join the movement.

Early in his disease, Muhammad shied away from the spotlight.

and try to do something for others and to reach out and learn about things that maybe we've shied away from.

She shied away from meeting his eyes.

Customarily, men have shied away from close relationships in which they confide in others.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has shied away from QE, relying instead on direct loans.

Businessmen shied away from helping the protesters.

For now, PayPal has shied away from using revolutionary rhetoric.

But Russia shied away from such policies, partly because the victims and the executioners of the Soviet state were often the same people.

Hollywood has shied away from releasing movies on other platforms at the same time as the DVD to stem the erosion of revenues.

Investors shied away from managers , who are anyway flush with unspent cash .

Washington has also shied away from cautioning Beijing against attempts to change the territorial status quo forcibly.

The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.

The UK's main City watchdog has shied away from reviewing bonuses.

Many designers have shied away from slab typefaces in the past because logos and headers were smaller and more understated.

And the suggestive slogan doesn't surprise us: The brand has never shied away from using sex to sell.

KN: (laughs) He shied away from it for a long time.

Kemp has never shied away from bold proposals.

After six months in power, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has shied away from many of its promised reforms, such as spending cuts.

This is particularly true as other big Asian buyers of dollars have shied away from the US market in recent months.

They shied away from buying the house when they learnt the price.

Before, I actually shied away from telling you all these things.

They shied away from buying the house when they learnt the full price.

He will press for conditions, such as lending commitments, which Mr Paulson shied away from.

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He has shied away from introducing more radical changes to address the structural problems that afflict Hong Kong's tax system