Sentences with phrase «avoids being caught between»

This anxiety and hostility may have been brought about by the preferred parent or by other circumstances, such as the child who avoids being caught between warring parents by gravitating to one side and avoiding the other side of the conflict.

For people such as Mr. Diakité, on their part, the judgment helps to avoid being caught between two stools: having to flee their home countries because of threats to their lives due to indiscriminate violence, but failing to receive protection elsewhere since the violence from which they escaped is not considered «serious enough».

Not exact matches

It provides a buffer zone between now and the New England game, so less woke columnists wont catch on to the fact that he's faking the foot injury deal just to avoid the Pats.

Two garden gnomes, Gnomeo (voice of James McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Emily Blunt), try to avoid tragedy and find a happy ending to their star - crossed love affair when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors.