Example sentences of "[adv] to avoid [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plenty of times I 'm sure he stayed out only to avoid Mum 's sharp tongue because there was no work to be had for any of the men . |
| 2 | However , he should be taken out of his room at least occasionally , if at all possible , if only to avoid claustrophobia . |
| 3 | Just sharp enough to avoid sentimentality |
| 4 | This restricted freedom revolted Steven Morrissey , and his passion turned to the sixties when the ‘ George Best set ’ particularly liberated the city by proving that escapism is there for all who had eyes enough to avoid entrapment . |
| 5 | The big C-130 and C-141 Starlifter planes would go in , high enough to avoid ground artillery , and drop food and medical aid by parachute to the areas that land convoys have been unable to reach . |
| 6 | Administration officials said that to achieve that goal , the planes would fly at night and high enough to avoid danger of being shot down and would have no combat escorts . |
| 7 | Finally , there is a third kind of solution , in which the universe is expanding only just fast enough to avoid recollapse . |
| 8 | This suggests that the subducted sediment somehow survived as a chemically and physically distinct region large enough to avoid obliteration by diffusion . |
| 9 | The toes of the kicking foot should be curled outwards to avoid injury , impact being made with the ball of the foot . |
| 10 | The following terms , explained below to avoid confusion , are used in this section : |
| 11 | All original records on anal cancers coded according to a modified version of the seventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases ( ICD7 ) from 1943 to 1977 were examined manually to avoid inclusion of adenocarcinomas ( n=47 ) and melanomas ( n=19 ) . |
| 12 | Compare it with a late kouros ( fig. 72 ) , a larger work set on a grave in central Attica , of one Aristodikos , and beautifully preserved through having been taken down and buried when it can not have been standing very long , perhaps to avoid desecration by the Persian invader . |
| 13 | A soapy enema was given daily to avoid accumulation of faeces . |
| 14 | All the small components can now be fitted in the positions indicated , taking the usual care where tracks are close together to avoid solder bridges . |
| 15 | Indeed there was a code of practice governing the dangerous procedure — largely to avoid suffocation accidents . |
| 16 | Piloting recognition tests for films gathered in Study 1 made it clear that for subjects who know Cambridge moderately well recognizing a particular Cambridge junction from among distractors is relatively easy , thus to avoid ceiling effects it was decided to use multiple different films of various individual junctions as recognition stimuli . |
| 17 | The Customs and Excise have the power to direct that where two or more people purport to trade separately to avoid registration for VAT , but are really part of a single business , they shall be treated as a single business for VAT purposes . |
| 18 | Even after one brief meeting she knew that Rohan 's future wife was n't the type to creep tamely away to avoid discovery . |
| 19 | Turning away to avoid eye contact , not talking or commenting on the behaviour , and not touching or allowing the child to climb on to their lap are essential characteristics . |
| 20 | Tickets are limited to 600 so apply soon to avoid disappointment . |
| 21 | er , if you just to avoid doubt , it looks as though , as we presume we go back to one , three , four that 's less than the income was the revenue from things like the guest room and er the lounge and so on , you see ? |
| 22 | There would , of course , be a temptation for small partnerships and sole traders to convert to the Limited Company form of operation just to avoid tax on distribution to the proprietors , so it might be necessary to levy a Stamp duty on companies as part of their annual running costs ; this would compensate the national exchequer for any abuse . |
| 23 | Just to avoid confusion , the slave machine pops up a small banner at the top of the screen to let you know that it is being controlled from the other machine . |
| 24 | The other pilot was either new or nervous ; probably both ; he zigzagged desperately to avoid Church 's sniping . |
| 25 | This year I felt it best to avoid wine and all things Canadian lest anyone had a good memory . |
| 26 | It is necessary to write carefully and relatively slowly to avoid confusion , although practice could well make perfect . |
| 27 | According to Mr Hurd , an EC ruling on the colour and curve of the cucumber presumably to avoid discord in Europe 's salad bowl is a fact and falls in the category of a Euro-lunacy . |
| 28 | Hoping as always to avoid trouble , the Goldsmiths decided to require the new Schoolmaster to be examined before being appointed ; this was duly done , and Joseph Whittle , a graduate of Brasenose College , Oxford , took up his position with effect from 28th September . |
| 29 | Browne reckons that the value of the UK hardware market will fall 28% in real terms by 1994 , which means that vendors that have traditionally relied on maintenance as a key cash generator ‘ will be forced to act rapidly to avoid crisis ’ . |
| 30 | Please note that these rooms are offered subject to availability — as supply is limited , we advise you to book early to avoid disappointment . |