1.   It was not easy to avoid domestic politics but we tried hard to achieve a delicate balance.

2.   And there can be a downside to avoiding politics.

3.   As president, Washington worked to avoid partisan politics.

4.   Barcelona, it turns out, is a great place to be a young man, provided you avoid politics.

5.   But in Bethlehem, he avoided politics, rarely speaking as he stepped onto the stage to sing with the choir.

6.   But other visitors to the shrine avoided politics.

7.   Councilman Jim Rowland, however, said Wednesday that he hoped future discussions about privatization could avoid politics.

8.   Foster and Fields pledged yesterday to avoid racial politics in the remaining four-week campaign.

9.   Foster and Fields pledged Sunday to avoid racial politics in the remaining four-week campaign.

10.   He also insisted that he scrupulously adhered to the tradition of avoiding partisan politics at the U.S. Military Academy.