Palestinian spokesmen, in their initial comments, properly kept aloof from the Israeli domestic fray.
The government is at least staying aloof from rows over payment terms to civil contractors.
Samar's Brahmin pedigree holds him aloof from India's squalor but connects him to nothing else.
An eloquent speaker, he craved the public's affection but held himself aloof from his fellow human beings.
In the 19th century Alexis de Tocqueville marvelled that in America the opulent did not stand aloof from the people.
He could be detached and aloof from those close to him, but toward mankind in general he exuded a true kindness and gentle compassion.
But shortly after he came to power, Mr Cameron told Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, that Britain would stand aloof from deeper integration aimed at shoring up the euro.
In return for giving up national vetoes, Britain and Ireland have obtained the right to stand aloof from individual measures, but in practice may opt in quite often.
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Yet if she is serious about taking the party in hand, she cannot continue to remain aloof from the task of choosing a new team and new policies.
The religious leaders may have fumed at this display of public immorality, but they too were powerless, and unwilling to be seen as aloof from all the rejoicing.
Mr Prodi has also gained by remaining aloof from another big decision: Mr D'Alema's offer to Antonio Di Pietro, the magistrate-turned-politician, of a safe seat in a forthcoming Senate by-election.
"There is no opportunity, even if we had the inclination to be aloof from society, we are involved in society's ills on a daily basis, " the lord chief justice told the BBC.
As for the WTO itself, bringing China in would not only open up what is potentially the world's biggest consumer market, but it would also ensure that China does not stand aloof from the trading rules that govern commerce in the globalized new century.
Yet that, alas, is exactly what you would expect to happen if a president leaves the details to be written by Democrats in Congress, barely reaches out to the admittedly obstructive Republicans on issues such as tort reform, and remains magisterially aloof from much of the process.
She laughs at the idea that inspectors are aloof figures - apart from anything else she is a parent herself.
At first it sat aloof, despite angry requests from banks to unblock the interbank market.
Often women act aloof in an attempt to protect themselves from disappointment when talking to a potential suitor or business client.
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It takes its name from the huge, red rock that stands aloof in the desert, towering above a narrow ridge that points towards it like an arrow.
Being hidden away down a side street probably helped 1960s throwback Flash Flash survive intact through the decades when aloof minimalism dictated restaurant design, and resembling an orbiting tortilleria from Kubrick's 2001 wasn't a bankable look.
Mr Barak has emerged from the negotiations with his reputation confirmed as a somewhat aloof and distant autocrat, disarmingly clever and disquietingly mysterious.
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