Example sentences of "[conj] avoid any " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drafter may wish stipulations not to be " of the essence " , or to avoid any possible dispute about the consequences of a failure to perform . |
| 2 | It was a tradition that avoided any real contemplation of the root causes of German unease ; their preference for ‘ action ’ , rested secure in the knowledge that everything they did was for the good of the nation , sanctioned by law and sanctioned by the German people . |
| 3 | It is a fairly uncomplicated system that avoids any conflicts about objectives and the methods of achieving them , particularly when budget preparation follows a tight timetable . |
| 4 | It is thus crucial to choose a common reference position that avoids any initial bias in potential difference between each of the hemisphere leads and the common reference . |
| 5 | The one area of Conservative history which has flourished is political biography , but the danger of this is a tendency to reduce the history of the Conservative Party to a history of personalities and to avoid any analysis of Conservatism in terms of structures , interests and ideas . |
| 6 | Britain drew different conclusions — to continue its imperial withdrawal and to avoid any repetition of the UK-USA conflict of 1956 . |
| 7 | Yet at the same time the question of who was in charge had to be addressed , in the interests of effective planning and action , and to avoid any later confusion . |
| 8 | No one at the university was to know of his DIA connection , and to avoid any written record that might compromise his cover , Donleavy arranged for him to be paid during this period with American Express money orders drawn at 7–11 stores around Falls Church , Virginia . |
| 9 | Rats received a 1 ml saline bolus through the duodenal line every 30 minutes for two hours to achieve full equilibration and to avoid any effects of laparotomy . |
| 10 | They should then be plugged into their holders , handling them no more than is really necessary , and avoiding any obvious sources of static electricity . |
| 11 | We take them out at about six months to get them used to travelling on buses and trains , as well as teaching them to stop at kerbs , listening for traffic and avoiding any obstacles . |
| 12 | Make sure the ones you buy do n't cause drowsiness and avoid any combination drugs . |
| 13 | In times of exchange rate volatility , such as we have been experiencing for the past few years , most overseas buyers will want to be invoiced in their own currency and avoid any exchange risk . |
| 14 | Above all , make sure you are getting enough protein , vitamins and minerals , and avoid any drastic changes in your diet . |
| 15 | Windley was anxious to avoid any misunderstanding as to the purpose of the camp ; the main things , he emphasized , were to be flexible and ‘ to treat the Moran with the greatest good humour and avoid any suspicion of it being a labour camp . |
| 16 | This way , it is possible to make a sort of controlled flop and avoid any damage to kite or third party ( see page 164 ) . |
| 17 | For example , if you bought some apples from a market stall and they were mostly bad and you already had a few apples at home and if , say , your bus had arrived , it might be perfectly legitimate to do absolutely nothing about the situation and avoid any discussion about it . |
| 18 | As Professor Wedderburn has observed , the result of this decision could be that where an association of employers is fighting off a trade union , it may be able to ‘ keep its smaller members in the front line and avoid any of its bigger members being parties to the dispute ’ . |
| 19 | Think of this shoulder turn as exactly that , and avoid any idea of a tilting action . |
| 20 | The People 's Daily , the Communist party organ , published news of his death nearly two weeks late but avoided any harsh commentary . |
| 21 | Movement is always hard to assess at this age , but avoid any puppy who moves erratically or is obviously lame ! |
| 22 | You can brush where the skin is healthy , but avoid any areas where you have bad varicose veins . |
| 23 | There may be the most practical methods of purchase for people in remote rural areas , but avoid any mail order or catalogue offer unless there is a free home trial period or bona fide money-back guarantee . |
| 24 | Would it not be preferable , therefore , if the Government , while avoiding any expression of opinion on the merits , advised Parliament that this was not an opportune moment at which to make this important change in the law ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |