Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] so as to avoid " in BNC.
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| 1 | The commonly-held view that good teachers are ones who can pass on their expertise through clear explanations so as to avoid confusing their pupils has some interesting implications . |
| 2 | The main purpose of the costings for the latter years is to identify probable peaks and troughs in the overall programme , which can be smoothed out by phasing in major projects so as to avoid clashes . |
| 3 | Downpipes should be clean and placed at frequent intervals so as to avoid long gutter runs and changes of direction . |
| 4 | Equally , the customers of the odour bar might be adopting a glassy-eyed demeanour so as to avoid seeming to scrutinize Meh'Lindi in what might be construed as an impertinent fashion . |
| 5 | Exclusion clauses may not , therefore , always be effective to modify fiduciary duties so as to avoid conflicts between fiduciary duties and duties imposed by regulatory rules . |
| 6 | But try to channel your activities to the canine crowd so as to avoid a show-down which could prove to be a great embarrassment . |
| 7 | However , he arranged that , when they had locked their offices and safes , committee secretaries , department heads and Politburo members could leave the building through a secret underground exit so as to avoid the main entrances around which an over-excited crowd was waiting . |
| 8 | On the software side , SunSoft Inc has been secretly working on writing a Microsoft Corp Windows application programming interface in a clean room so as to avoid the possibility of copyright infringement lawsuits , so that Solaris will be able to run a copy of Excel , let's say , bought from high street software shop . |
| 9 | A person drafting terms for a business dealing in any goods which might be regarded as falling into this category should bear in mind the R & B Customs Brokers decision , and the Consumer Transactions ( Restriction on Statements ) Order and draft any exclusions so as to avoid the commission of an offence under the order . |
| 10 | The widening or duplication of tunnels to obviate one way working of wide barges so as to avoid long delays . |
| 11 | You should keep uppermost in your mind the idea of minimum involvement so as to avoid the problems of parents becoming too dependent on professionals . |
| 12 | The game has been put back 24 hours so as to avoid a clash with live television transmission of Honved v Manchester United and Rangers v Levski Sofia — so there 's no excuse . |
| 13 | It 's important to achieve a non-confrontation setting — with refreshments available , seating arranged in a circular pattern so as to avoid grouping staff and governors in a defensive posture behind a line of tables , or even worse , sheltering on the school stage . |
| 14 | Both groups follow Foucault to the extent that they neither propose , nor utilize , a general theory of history as such ; but unlike Foucault they simply tend to shelve the whole problem so as to avoid its theoretical difficulties . |