Example sentences of "to avoid [v-ing] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since transmission is largely on a foal-to-foal basis it is good policy to avoid using the same paddocks for nursing mares and their foals in successive years . |
| 2 | Many vignerons , however , will wait until the fourth or fifth year to avoid over-straining the young vines , which in turn will ensure a longer and more productive life . |
| 3 | For example , both would appear to be better served by a contract which gave A £100 or £500 , hence B — £100 or £1500 ( this has not been drawn in , to avoid obscuring the main points of the figure ) . |
| 4 | ‘ We have to avoid pushing the armed forces towards the most extreme right-wing sectors of the country , ’ says Mr Villalobos , the most pragmatic of the FMLN commanders . |
| 5 | The young men holding office were still tactful , and even complicity helped people to avoid saying the wrong things ; but they spoke with the authority of government , and informed their elders of the facts of cases and the truths of matters . |
| 6 | For example , you mentioned the need for public liability insurance , so I went ahead and arranged that ; I also had signs made saying ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ , as you recommended ; I took care to explain to the volunteers to avoid disturbing the kicking stones , and to avoid making heaps of spoil so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 7 | Like most things in gliding this takes practice and experience if you are going to avoid losing a thousand feet or more trying to take the picture of your turning point . |
| 8 | Clouds of smoke billowed out so the teams crouched down to avoid inhaling the poisonous fumes . |
| 9 | The draftsman should , therefore , consider whether to impose on the tenant a limit to the number of persons who may be employed in the demised property in order to avoid overloading the available facilities . |
| 10 | Many campaigners feel that chimps for scientific purposes should be bred in captivity , to avoid draining the wild resources . |
| 11 | I watched a girl in front of me trying to hop from one patch to another so as to avoid ducking the two strips of leather somebody had sold her as shoes . |
| 12 | Cultivations , with a two-to five-year rotation in many areas , attempt to leave the inverted turf fairly intact and are relatively shallow , to avoid exposing the loose subsoils to wind erosion . |
| 13 | This could be done by heating it ( although it would be difficult to avoid heating the other layers as well ) , but the layer reacts more quickly if an applied voltage between s1 and s2 rapidly increases the power density inside the material . |