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A man who shuns the limelight, Mo Yan hoped that the hype would die down in a month so he could return to writing.

Mr Harper shuns trilateralism, and seems to care only about strengthening Canada's bilateral ties with Washington.

This is not a Mars that shuns responsibility. It has guts, backed by expertise and a sense of command.

The apparatus shuns "overfitting" the pattern on specific data and leans to the fuzzy fit of a somewhat imprecise generalization.

Groupon shuns being thought of as a marketer or, worse, an ad agency, promoting cheap pizza or sushi for anyone who wants to hire it.

Twice elected as mayor of the capital as an independent, he shuns Colombia's traditional political parties.

Secondly, in order for people to feel comfortable investing there has to be a society which shuns corruption.

The state reportedly is atheist and shuns traditional religious ceremonies and practices, though some state-sanctioned churches exist.

"I will to my lord be true and faithful, and love all which he loves and shun all which he shuns . " - Anglo Saxon Oath of Fealty.

Browning had first heard of "unschooling, " which shuns regimented lessons, when her first daughter was born.

an investigative journalist who shuns suits and peppers his stump speeches with expletives.

Shun temptation, publicity, other people She shuns being photographed.

There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.

While the movie serves up plenty of nudity, it is primarily adult erotica and shuns the explicit hard-core sex scenes found in porn films.

He is a shy person. He always shuns all the eye attracting activities.

not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts.

Shivering carcass shuns the light.

One answer is their ties to people whom America shuns .

It even shuns the phrase "peaceful rise" .

He also shuns the trappings of wealth.

Keith accuses Palmer of always putting his career before his family and shuns his father's request.

The Satanist shuns terms such as "hope" and "prayer" as they are indicative of apprehension.

Meanwhile he shuns A-shares.

We must not reproach her, or she shuns us.

The man who only shuns temptations outwardly and does not uproot them will make little progress;

Shuns fancied ills, or chases airy good;

an actor who shuns publicity