By contrast, the Finance Ministry in Japan appears to have closed ranks with Daiwa to minimize embarrassment and cover up the damage.

Mr. Lahoud is believed to have negotiated Mr. Hamdan's surrender to investigators to minimize embarrassment.

It was the Corps who had insisted on secrecy so as to minimize political and professional embarrassment should the patient terminate.

McAlevy also said the department was trying to minimize embarrassment for Fitzsimmons, who lives in Hoboken and is married to a woman other than the one he was with.

Senior Japanese officials sought to minimize any potential impact on the recovering economy, as well as embarrassment to a country trying to regain leadership in critical fields of advanced technology.

Minimizing Embarrassment However, his decision to sell his shares in the seven companies seemed geared toward minimizing potential political embarrassment.

So to minimize embarrassment, let's wait until the last minute to tell them.

The President made the announcement in a written statement rather than delivering it in person, in an apparent effort to minimize political embarrassment.

This has been interpreted as an indication that the inquiry is restricted "to minimize embarrassment for the United States."

Tips for Dealing With Incontinence How to minimize inconvenience and embarrassment.