Example sentences of "in [noun sg] to avoid the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those two special projects are not likely to help the providers of training in management to avoid the pitfalls which were noted by the National Development Centre for School Management Training in 1987 ( Wallace and Hall 1989 ) . |
| 2 | They had been draped with canvas to protect them from the rain , and a watchman in wet buckram saluted civilly , then stepped back in haste to avoid the splashes thrown up by the hooves of the passing st'lyan . |
| 3 | She continued caring for his wardrobe during her royal romance , on one occasion delivering a pile of freshly laundered shirts to the back entrance of St James 's Palace , where Rory was on duty , in order to avoid the press . |
| 4 | The levels were so heavy that people left Chilperic 's kingdom in order to avoid the taxes . |
| 5 | 5.12.2 Not without the consent in writing of the Landlord ( such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which consent shall not be required in relation to applications in respect of the fascia or signage at the Premises ) to apply for planning permission The landlord will probably insist on the retention of clause 5.12.4 in order to avoid the problem of a limited planning permission being issued containing a reinstatement provision becoming effective after the lease term has expired . |
| 6 | Bishop ( op. cit. ) even recommends that spaces between windows are inappropriate places to mount visual materials , again in order to avoid the likelihood of photophobic pupils gazing into bright light . |
| 7 | In order to avoid the boxes being opened in transit the label should state that sufficient food and water has been provided for the journey . |
| 8 | Composers use them frequently , in order to avoid the rigidity of true canonic writing . |
| 9 | In order to avoid the hitches of the last trip , they had carried it in its bag , but when unpacked it was discovered that one of the parts was damaged . |
| 10 | Early models , for example , made little attempt to show the dynamic forces at play between the elements , while it has always been necessary to question the basis of the model construction in order to avoid the perpetuation of a flawed assumption . |
| 11 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 12 | No account of the situation beyond the bare notice of dissolution was given to the Chief Registrar and Wilson carefully abstained from registering his new organization in order to avoid the obligation of revealing financial and membership information which might be exploited by his opponents . |
| 13 | The chair rotated annually and committee membership was limited to two successive years in order to avoid the dangers of elitism and institutionalisation . |
| 14 | ( b ) Supplying or offering to supply goods The expression offering to supply was given a wide meaning by s6 in order to avoid the difficulty found in Fisher v Bell [ 1961 ] 1 QB 394 . |
| 15 | With a detergent in action millions of tadpole-like components , led by their hydrophobic tails , seek out and attach themselves to the surface of dirt at any interface and congregate there in order to avoid the water . |
| 16 | Of course , choice theories acknowledge some limits upon this principle in order to avoid the enforcement of illegal or immoral acts . |
| 17 | In order to avoid the confusion which could be caused if employees were given two divergent sets of goals to pursue , matrix management involves a complex committee system and relies on good and regular internal communications . |
| 18 | Bull has put in place some restrictions on which employees can accept the offer , in order to avoid the risk of losing the youngest and most talented staff , a problem experienced at other manufacturers such as IBM Corp . |
| 19 | If you are buying from a friend it may be worth obtaining an independent assessment in order to avoid the risk of either side feeling that they may have been unfairly treated . |
| 20 | I for my part would think it axiomatic , however , in order to avoid the risk of grave breaches of the law that in any case where time permitted , where major surgical or other procedures ( such as an abortion ) were proposed , and where the parents or those in loco parentis were prepared to give consent but the child ( having sufficient understanding to make an informed decision ) was not , the jurisdiction of the court should always be invoked . |
| 21 | The rule laid down in article 6(1) therefore applies where the actions brought against the various defendants are related when the proceedings are instituted , that is to say where it is expedient to hear and determine them together in order to avoid the risk of irreconcilable judgments resulting from separate proceedings . |
| 22 | Now a father with a boy aged four and a girl of two , he has , he says , been making professional sacrifices in order to avoid the mistakes made in his own upbringing . |
| 23 | Work on The Cocktail Party was proceeding , however , as he incorporated some of Browne 's suggestions and revisions — Browne believed the play to contain too much argument , hypothesis , generalized philosophical reflection Eliot 's main task , then , was to bring it more fully alive in terms of character and action , in order to avoid the mistakes of The Family Reunion . |
| 24 | Having taken legal advice on the merits of the plaintiff 's claim , the defendant decided to offer a settlement figure , with each party bearing their own legal costs , in order to avoid the expense of protracted litigation . |
| 25 | It appeared on the evidence that he believed himself not to be liable ; but he knew that the plaintiffs thought him liable , and would sue him if he did not pay , and in order to avoid the expense and trouble of legal proceedings against himself he agreed to a compromise ; and the question is , whether a person who has given a note as a compromise of a claim honestly made on him , and which but for that compromise would have been at once brought to a legal decision , can resist the payment of the note on the ground that the original claim thus compromised might have been successfully resisted … . |
| 26 | In 1989 he was obliged to move out of his house to live on the farm in order to avoid the pressure to entertain visiting dignitaries on behalf of local politicians . |
| 27 | Voting was freely and fairly conducted , with more than 81 per cent of the country 's 29,000,000 registered voters participating in the poll and votes being tallied with abacuses in order to avoid the allegations of computer fraud which had marred the 1987 presidential elections . |
| 28 | Half-timbering is Cheshire 's speciality , after all — what better examples in the country are there than Handforth , Henbury and the spectacularly lavish Hill Bark , built in 1894 ( at a cost of £150,000 ) and moved lock , stock and barrel in 1929 to a site five miles away in order to avoid the view of encroaching development ! |
| 29 | The Council convened in Geneva , rather than its usual New York venue , in order to avoid the controversy which had accompanied Arafat 's last major UN address in November 1987 when the USA had refused him an entry visa [ see p. 36438 ] . |
| 30 | In order to avoid the risks associated with exchange rate movements , traders ( and investors ) can enter into a forward contract with a bank whereby the exchange rate is fixed for future delivery or receipt of a foreign currency more than two working days from the date of the deal . |