| Despite urgings to the contrary, Russell shies back from dirty pool, yet may be forced into playing it. |
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| Away from the kiddie rides and the coconut shies, there's the House of Freaks or the burlesque show. |
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| The funfair will boast around 40 miniature attractions, as well as sideshows and coconut shies. |
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| The event is to be an old-fashioned fair with coconut shies and hooplas rather than more modern games. |
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| The issue would be usefully approached regionally, which he shies away from doing. |
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| Though Iris shies away from her classmates, she is drawn to her biology teacher, Jonah Kaplan. |
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| And Romney, who shies away from talking about being a Mormon, does not want to be drawn into a religious debate. |
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| A book on globalisation that shies away from such discussion for fear of betraying bias is bound to seem incomplete. |
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| As investment shies away from risk, productivity will be put under downward pressure and innovation may suffer. |
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| The legislation on state aid could be examined, so that companies might receive support in the event that private risk financing shies away. |
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| Accountability is where it is at and this government shies away at every opportunity. |
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| Even the anti-capitalist movement shies away from the idea of revolution. |
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| What do roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, bumper cars and coconut shies have to do with culture? |
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| We are eight men and women living in Toronto. Because we live with developmental disabilities the public often shies away from us. |
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| This stance does not mean that CNA shies away from critical examination and internal debate about other delivery and payment systems. |
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| But the city, like a teasingly seductive woman, shies away from those who would possess her. |
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| Mr Petty is set to create a one-acre fairground on Labworth Recreation Ground which would include around 40 miniature attractions as well as side shows and coconut shies. |
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| It is also clear, Mr President, that moderation becomes reprehensible when it shies away from commitment. |
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| But he is no sentimentalist, and never shies from the harsh realities of that lonely spot. |
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| On the campaign trail, he shies away from even mentioning his party affiliation, so red is the map around him. |
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| He shies from overt attacks and is ready to correct mistakes in public. |
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| He wants to spend more on education, but has not announced any money-raising measures to pay for it apart from cutting waste. He also shies away from the boldest military reforms. |
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| Neither director shies away from presenting the brutality of the Japanese army, who, on invading the city, murdered hundreds of thousands of people. |
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| He shies away from a democratic confrontation with the opposition. |
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| Its scope is vast, parts of the book are confusingly structured and the author sometimes shies from pushing his arguments to a satisfying conclusion. |
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| She shies away from this comparison, however. |
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| Moreover, while clear evidence exists of Hamas's cruel misuse of civilian infrastructure, contrary to the most basic humanitarian values, the report shies away from addressing that practice in an appropriate manner. |
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| Short-term peacekeeping often shies away from naming and shaming perpetrators who still might play important roles during post conflict situation. |
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| Amazing vigor for a get-up-and-go leading channel that never shies from using reality and virtuality to connect with its ever-growing viewing audience! |
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| In his article, von Trotha shies away from admitting that the examination of causes and circumstances is an essential element of a 'thick description' that will eventually enable us to combine both levels of analysis. |
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| These proposals are consistent with the principles which have always guided this Commission: an open Europe which embraces rather than shies away from change and which always makes the most of change. |
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| Patrick Limb QC Ropewalk Chambers 'He never shies away from a fight. |
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