Humans are also hardwired emotionally to generally avoid confrontation and seek the approval of others.
Hoping to avoid confrontation, the Bontas drove off with son-in-law Shawn Murray at the wheel.
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In part, this habit may be rooted in his desire to avoid confrontation even as he provokes it.
Leaders constantly emphasise the need to win public consensus and to avoid confrontation.
China, observers often say, does not like to find itself isolated in international gatherings and will seek to avoid confrontation.
Since people tend to avoid confrontation, especially with authority figures, passive resistance is more common in organizations than most of us realize.
Some Egyptians suspect that, in order to avoid confrontation, the Muslim Brothers and SCAF could join forces to back a consensus candidate.
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And so I believe we can, with a lot of hard work and direct dialogue, avoid confrontation and manage what will be an intense competition, particularly in the economic field.
Retreat in order to avoid a confrontation becomes unnecessary even in a public place.
Turkey is also determined to avoid any confrontation which might result in claims on Kurdish territory in Turkey itself.
After giving herself a minute or two to calm down, Judy pulls away and drives on to avoid further confrontation.
Mr Capriles, who has recently been elected governor of Miranda state, said he would do anything to avoid a confrontation.
Netanyahu's desire to avoid a confrontation with the Obama administration is understandable.
Mr Papandreou wants to avoid direct confrontation with his trade union supporters, but the need to re-establish fiscal credibility ought to have come first.
In a statement Mr Qandil said he had been "accosted" by protesters on Tahrir Square on Saturday, adding that he "preferred to avoid a confrontation between them and security personnel".
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Much as the iPod touch is billed primarily as a digital media player, the Movit mini is being billed primarily as a portable Skype phone, perhaps to avoid direct confrontation with Apple's iPod dominance.
You try to avoid that confrontation.
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The church as a whole is desperate to avoid a generalised confrontation between Islam and the Christian West.
And this "Seal" project is designed to teach pupils about the need to show respect to others and to give them the skills to avoid aggression and confrontation.
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His letter said the purpose of the meeting would be to reach an agreement that would avoid a "constitutional confrontation" -- a reference to the committee's planned vote on the contempt measure.
His letter Monday said the purpose of the meeting would be to reach an agreement that would avoid a "constitutional confrontation, " a reference to the committee's planned vote on the contempt measure.
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Some Sadr supporters are also involved in delicate negotiations with American officials to avoid a head-on confrontation in the sprawling slum of Sadr City.
Mr Kutan, anxious to avoid a head-on confrontation with the top brass, has expressed his willingness to step aside and let somebody else lead the country into an election the Islamists hope they can win.
But, in turn, Mr Livingstone says that he is trying to do everything he can "to avoid my party finding itself in a confrontation with the wishes of the great majority of London voters" - which opinion polls suggest back him.
Most Palestinians are anxious to avoid a schism that would deflect them from their confrontation with Israel.
He is also trying to avoid mud-slinging in the primary, before November's confrontation with Mr Davis.
The drivers tried to downplay the confrontation after arriving in the desert this week, but it's been hard to avoid, with video of the scrap-and-dash being shown all over in promos for the race and replays.
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