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View definitions for in order to avoid

in order to avoid

conjunction as in lest

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Sutton told the BBC that "a lot of misinformation has been spread" and that officials "thought it was best to postpone the game to check on the legalities around the situation, and in order to avoid negative attention and hate".

From BBC

It is talking to government with a view to persuading it to make changes to the framework of the legislation in order to avoid what it has called "unintended consequences".

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Dr Dayah adds: “If the pillars, causes, or conditions of jihad are not met, it must be avoided in order to avoid destroying people’s lives. This is something that is easy to guess for our country’s politicians, so the attack must have been avoided.”

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His two customers were also watching the game — whether they like it or not — because Kanno years ago had monitors installed at every seat in order to avoid missing any of Ohtani’s games.

They’ve desperately insulated themselves against divergence, seizing the center and installing themselves as the arbiters of what’s natural and correct, in order to avoid ever having to face the reality of their own warped principles.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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