All the candidates have shied away from proposals to overhaul the pension system for municipal workers, which has become a growing drain on the budget but is fiercely protected by unions.

But on Channel 7 last night, the four candidates largely shied away from directly confronting one another.

Early television seemed so powerful that candidates shied away from it to attack.

But in interviews, the candidate shies away from most substantive questions, referring them to her advisers or saying that precise answers must wait until after an opposition victory.

Both candidates have shied away from radical labor market reform, although Mr. Stoiber has been more willing than his union-backed opponent to challenge nationwide pay scales.

While candidates are shying from a direct link with Sept. 11, interest groups are exploiting it.

Although the organization is nonpartisan, Republican candidates have mostly shied away from seeking its endorsement.

Thus, I can run for President and say things other candidates shy away from.

This is not an easy question, and that's why we see presidential candidates shy away from it.

Because so many politicians have been gunned down, many candidates have shied away from public events and some even refuse to reveal their names.