Example sentences of "[adv] to avoid a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mogg had hailed her victory : ‘ Although Mrs Thatcher 's majority was not quite large enough to avoid a second ballot , the victory was clearly a decisive one . ’ |
| 2 | Studded with ( studied ) disco clichés now distant enough to resonate with Antiques Roadshow mystique , throbbing with a new cyber-strength that the old classics could never match , they are smart enough to avoid a headlong plunge into unabashed shallowness . |
| 3 | He resigned from the board of Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation , a large creditor , last week , apparently to avoid a conflict of interest . |
| 4 | Apparently to avoid a too-short lead from coil to distributor . |
| 5 | The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two . |
| 6 | The wood should be allowed to air dry slowly to avoid a tendency to surface cracking and distortion , but it kiln dries well with little degrade and is stable in service . |
| 7 | As for government mistakes , he said : ‘ I think that as a consequence of the Stock Exchange crash in 1987 , when the richest countries in the world all decided collectively to avoid a 1930s-type recession , and collectively there was an expansionist policy followed across the world and the tap marked ‘ money ’ was turned on , perhaps that tap was left on too long ; not only in our country but in other countries as well . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Your swearing does n't impress me one bit , ’ she said , turning her head aside to avoid a kiss . |
| 9 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 10 | He used this apparently unrestricted power to revoke licences purchased early to avoid an increase . |
| 11 | I asked , stepping sideways to avoid a brace of female traffic wardens and smiling my best smile as a talisman in case they should visit Golden Square . |
| 12 | Di was just about to drop elder son Wills back at school when she braked sharply to avoid an oncoming motor . |
| 13 | ‘ A decision was needed today to avoid a legal vacuum when quotas expire at the end of the month , ’ an EC spokesman said . |
| 14 | Both men know the only way ahead to avoid a national racial bloodbath is to get together and start talking again . |
| 15 | Dyson swung the wheel to the left , then swung it sharply to the right again to avoid a lorry which was overtaking him on the inside . |