The report largely steers clear of delicate political issues.

This time around, Mr. Levy and other elected officials have largely steered clear of the consolidation idea.

The Director runs the department, a scientific wildlife resource management organization that largely steers clear of politics other than implementing the Commission's rulings.

But, the general added, their discussions of that history have largely steered clear of their Vietnam-era experiences except "in passing."

Non-Japanese companies largely steer clear of virgin forests, opting instead for investment in eucalyptus plantations.

But though today's report largely steered clear of assigning blame to individuals, it did question a few of Mr. Ma's actions.

In the United States, unrated corporate bonds are harder to sell because many investment funds cannot hold the securities and individual investors have largely steered clear.

Since retirement on January 1, 1993, Oliva has remained active in the anti-Castro effort, though largely steering clear of exile politics.

As the chief organizer of this campaign, which was largely steered by the JVP, thousands of university and other students demonstrated on the streets.

Despite such charges, Mr. Gonzales has largely steered clear of the Justice Department's most politically charged investigations.