He says that the way Finnish politicians avoid expressing their opinion is concerning.

Those are shopworn delaying tactics that let politicians avoid hard calls.

After all the politicians and establishment in this country have avoided shouldering responsibility for years.

This is not to say that politicians should simply avoid some topics, for fear of causing offence.

Many politicians have avoided the issue for fear of being called soft on crime.

In the past, politicians have avoided suggesting such a tax.

Although Japanese politicians generally avoid spelling out policy differences too clearly, some important conflicts within the coalition have been emerging recently.

"No politician, including myself, could have avoided such wrong practices as these," he said, referring to receiving gifts for political uses.

I guess politicians avoid the truth like the plague.

Therefore, established parties and politicians usually avoid to call themselves "right-wingers".