Our commanders have clear instructions to avoid casualties among the general population.

The Dutch value personal space and tend to avoid physical contact even among friends.

But the extra attention may yield little if the Democrats cannot avoid bickering among themselves.

Carefully they avoided comment, even among themselves, on the possible implications of this.

The school and age of the student should not be displayed to avoid bias among the judges.

The organizers also go to great pains to avoid conflicts of interest among the judges.

I would, however, repeat our position that everything possible has to be done to avoid further casualties among the civilian population.

It is also the best way to avoid frustration and violence among young Tibetans.

The tendency became to avoid value judgments among various forms of government.

"Israel wants to do all it can to avoid suffering among Palestinians," he said.