Besides, I left out so many things in my book so as to avoid unnecessary controversies. (newsdiaryonline.com)
But climate scientist, and contributor to the BEST project, Judith Curry observed, «the spin on the press release and Muller's subsequent statements have introduced unnecessary controversy into the BEST data and papers». (climate-resistance.org)
Usually, I either avoid using a gendered pronoun altogether or I use the word He to avert unnecessary controversy (much to the chagrin of my more progressive readers!). (rachelheldevans.com)