Let me make one thing clear first to avoid misunderstandings.

"By the way, to avoid any embarrassment or misunderstanding - how do you want to deal with my men?"

Any restrictions on our ability to act should be clearly set out to avoid misunderstandings.

Getting to know one another a little better now might avoid misunderstandings later.

I shall be more than happy to have this opportunity today to put things straight in order to avoid potential misunderstandings.

However, to avoid misunderstanding, agreement over the pricing needs to be made before setting off.

But the safety board said the aviation agency should make sure that its employees are doing everything possible to avoid misunderstandings.

And so to avoid misunderstandings, when offered a secret, you should clarify the matter by saying something like, "I won't tell anyone except my wife."

To avoid disputes or misunderstandings with your landlord, get everything in writing.

To avoid further misunderstanding, he took the economy of Russia as his major scientific specialization.