The crudeness of the question startled him: the word was one that women of his class
fought shy of, even when their talk flitted closest about the topic.
We all
fought shy of 30d on the east and 175d on the west, and, though we had to skirt them pretty close, nothing but an act of God ever drew one of us across.
So he had eschewed all love-making, regulated his dual life, cleaned up a million in business,
fought shy of match-making mamas and bright-eyed and eager young ladies of various ages, met Lilian Gersdale and made it a rigid observance never to see her later than eight o'clock in the evening, run of nights after his coyotes, and slept in forest lairs--and through it all had kept his secret safe save Lee Sing .
Politicians
fought shy of any measure which could cost it important seats in Scotland.
His character was an engaging one and he never
fought shy of adding his opinion, no matter how it was received, and this often brought ridicule and outcry in differing measures.
While Kempton is next on the agenda, Tizzard
fought shy of any talk of challenging for Cheltenham Gold Cup honours at this stage.
Summary: Oil prices slipped below $107 a barrel on Friday and hit a 2012 low as investors
fought shy of riskier, growth-oriented assets on fears that Greece would leave the euro, and after a downgrade of 16 Spanish banks by Moody's added to the contagion gloom.
France coach Marc Lievremont has not
fought shy of putting out the rest of his big guns, and opposite number Kirwan said: "I think he's picked a very, very strong side.
This is primarily because of the fact that parties have always
fought shy of giving enough tickets to Muslims.
I've never
fought shy of criticising the Vatican and its secretive internal and sometimes corrupt bureaucracy.
However, the flame-haired ballerina - who was a principal dancer for Sadler's Wells - always
fought shy of her fame brought about by her celluloid role.
Unfortunately historians have
fought shy of explicit theorizing, though with the recent interest in cultural historical models that shyness may be disappearing--at least in terms of willingness to use models developed by other scholars even if they are not always adequately tested by those using them.
The government has
fought shy of any radical changes in any key areas which would make life better for the citizens of the UK.
The Government has consistently
fought shy of tackling supermarket power.
