Example sentences of "as avoid [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is important is to learn by our mistakes so as to avoid future problems . |
| 2 | But his whole account can perhaps be understood so as to avoid such objections . |
| 3 | ‘ Charlotte and I used to try and hide together , so as to avoid all that ghastly heartiness our families went in for . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The questions are concise and well worded so as to avoid endless lists of fact gathering queries . |
| 6 | Apparently , the Government now agree that such a long-term project needs to be funded in such a way as to avoid unnecessary delays . |
| 7 | The widening or duplication of tunnels to obviate one way working of wide barges so as to avoid long delays . |
| 8 | Downpipes should be clean and placed at frequent intervals so as to avoid long gutter runs and changes of direction . |
| 9 | It was done with the co-operation and permission of the Nature Conservancy Council so as to avoid ecological damage , and I would like to point out politely that it is a private road . |
| 10 | Dr Barsamian stresses , however , the importance of a correct understanding of such concepts and methods of analysis so as to avoid unrealistic expectations about their capabilities by non-experts . |
| 11 | So as to avoid any political consideration of policies , the auditor 's brief is to monitor and report upon agencies ' and departments ' approaches for monitoring and reviewing their own effectiveness . |
| 12 | These people may of course want to keep their knowledge secret so as to avoid any involvement in criminal proceedings , which is not helpful to creditors and to credit managers wanting to know what is to be salvaged from the wreck . |
| 13 | He was then to return home at once via Montreal , using his Thomas Leavy identity on re-entering the United States so as to avoid any tell-tale entry stamp in his passport . |
| 14 | For example , persons should be held in such a way as to avoid any interference with breathing or blood circulation , or contact with sexual areas ; if possible they should be held down on soft surfaces such as a bed , chair etc . |
| 15 | He had taken the precaution of oiling its mechanism along with the door hinges earlier that day , so as to avoid any noise that would alert the occupant of the room . |
| 16 | He is very affectionate , and I would n't be without him now , and he has been to the vet 's for his injections so as to avoid another disaster . |
| 17 | The differences between Reich and Freud are concerned not so much with the desirability of sexual activity in youth so as to avoid later sexual disturbances , and therefore the need for change in the morality of that period , as with the consequences which could be hoped for as a result . |
| 18 | But exceptions have had to be made for words like prie-Dieu ( prayer-stool ) , which will remain without an x in the plural so as to avoid blasphemous implications . |