Asked if it was a policy of the archdiocese to avoid scandal where possible, he answered, "Yes."

We should certainly make every effort to avoid scandal in so delicate a matter.

Young concealed her pregnancy to protect their film careers and to avoid scandal.

They had buried her under another name to avoid scandal, they said.

The double marriage was to be done in secret, however, to avoid public scandal.

Through no fault of yours the chance to avoid scandal is pretty well shot.

What if the current Head, to avoid scandal, hushed up the news of the assault?

Some say that the baby remained black, and had been changed with a dead girl, to avoid scandal.

"One of those has been to avoid scandal in the church?"

Though Michael had once loved her, in the end they had married only to avoid scandal.