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Example sentences of "[adv] as avoid [adj] [noun] " 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	Downpipes should be clean and placed at frequent intervals so as to avoid long gutter runs and changes of direction .
3	The widening or duplication of tunnels to obviate one way working of wide barges so as to avoid long delays .
4	What is important is to learn by our mistakes so as to avoid future problems .
5	The questions are concise and well worded so as to avoid endless lists of fact gathering queries .
6	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 .
7	But his whole account can perhaps be understood so as to avoid such objections .
8	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 .
9	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 .
10	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 .
11	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 .
12	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 .