The boy mumbled an answer that allowed him to avoid responding to her question.

"The bottom line is that we are trying to govern, while the Mayor is using personal attacks to avoid responding to substantive issues."

Geary shrugged, avoiding directly responding to what she'd said.

Even after multiple directions from the court requiring the Mayor to respond, he avoided responding to basic questions of fact.

A young woman asked about speedway road rage; how does he avoid responding in kind when another driver bumps him.

President Clinton studiously avoided responding, so there was little combustion between the candidates.

The Japanese continued to wait for the Soviet response, and avoided responding to the declaration.

But it's hard to be disciplined enough to avoid responding, especially when it's personal.

The Commission has, on the whole, employed many dodges to avoid responding to our questions, and that is completely unacceptable.

In Usenet, it is widely considered even more important to avoid responding to spam.