Their seats are safe from Democrats, so they have no wish to offend people with the power to deselect them in primary contests.

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Will I offend anyone with this content?

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If there is any potential to offend customers or damage brand reputation with a particular campaign, it should likely be avoided.

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In New York City, adult top 40 station WPLJ-FM initially tried to avoid playing overly upbeat music, along with a few songs with lyrics that might offend.

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Then a committee will wade through the list and pick 100 or so that are the most appropriate--ones that can be pronounced, that might resonate with the intended market and don't offend the wrong people.

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Williams, who now goes by the name Shyteek Johnson, completed a 12-year prison sentence in April 2010 but has remained in custody as the state seeks to have him committed indefinitely under a civil law that allows extended confinement for sex offenders with mental abnormalities that make them likely to offend again.

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More autonomy would certainly offend conservative Thais who insist on the unitary nature of the country, with the king presiding.

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With a thin majority in the new parliament, he cannot afford to offend important interest groups.

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One such is how, if at all, freedom of speech can be reconciled with the Muslim demand for a ban on public statements or cultural products that offend Islamic sensibilities.

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