One: Negotiations must and should be done in private, avoiding daily or periodic statements to the news media, which disrupt the process.

Country songs have generally avoided grand statements and rather focused on individual stories.

In order to avoid ambiguous statements, the psychic agreed to be presented with a watch and a key from twelve different people.

Generally it is better to express things as your own personal opinion and avoid statements of fact.

Additionally, avoid statements that could be used in support of a contractor's position against the government.

"I think there is a big necessity to cooperate in economic policy, and we should avoid such statements," he said.

Both groups, however, avoided conclusive statements about the extent of possible fraud.

In a press release, the store's management said avoiding political or religious statements and keeping a strictly neutral course would be policy from then on.

We should therefore avoid statements like the one we heard last night about Europe being so far behind America.

Avoid statements like: "You have so much to live for."