1.   Among evangelical Christians, Graham is known for avoiding divisive rhetoric.

2.   Arafat must be seen to be making every possible effort to maintain peace, including avoiding provocative rhetoric and preventing further early releases of Hamas terrorists.

3.   Al Gore is playing hardball and putting the best spin on it, but he and his surrogates have generally avoided inflammatory rhetoric.

4.   His approval ratings at home are at historic highs, winning him accolades as a pragmatic, caring politician who avoids divisive rhetoric.

5.   Norman has carpentered him with alarming, at times comic ingenuity while avoiding a rhetoric of evil.

6.   Patrick Ewing likes to avoid pre-game rhetoric, but he had a message Thursday for the Orlando Magic.

7.   Other Republicans were likewise avoiding harsh rhetoric.

8.   This helps to explain why all three candidates have so far avoided fiery rhetoric and emphasized their broad bases of support.

9.   But Malaysia has resisted, wanting the conference to avoid emotional rhetoric and be viewed positively by the non-Muslim world.

10.   Clinton, mindful of the nuclear-weapons reductions and other benefits of cooperation with Russia, has avoided harsh rhetoric.