Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] to avoid " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words used will be interpreted according to the so-called " golden rule " : they will be given their ordinary grammatical and literal meaning unless that produces absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy , when the literal meaning can be modified so as to avoid that absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy . |
| 2 | All advertising and promotional literature will be written so as to avoid misleading you in any way . |
| 3 | In applying this rule the words of the statute will be interpreted according to their natural , ordinary and grammatical meaning , but where such an interpretation produces a manifestly absurd result , the words will be interpreted so as to avoid the absurdity . |
| 4 | Above all , the legal effect of the terms should be clear and certain , and they should be drafted so as to avoid ambiguity . |
| 5 | But his whole account can perhaps be understood so as to avoid such objections . |
| 6 | To provide for these services to be provided efficiently and to avoid the Assistant Director being involved in detailed matters in these areas to the detriment of his managerial responsibility it is recommended that an Office Manager be appointed who would co-ordinate all these activities . |
| 7 | ( 6 ) The agreement will be construed so as to avoid unfairness or exploitation of individual partners . |
| 8 | It is very important that the condition be recognised so as to avoid the expense and trouble of investigations and multiple consultant referrals . |