But how can a free people endorse keeping a murderer out of court to avoid embarrassing the government?

They finally told us to keep it to avoid complications.

Here she could keep close enough to the riverbanks to avoid getting lost.

Housekeepers kept the place very clean to avoid the spread of diseases.

The families kept low for almost a generation to avoid detection.

"At the same time we ought to keep far enough out of range to avoid being struck by stray shrapnel."

They walked slowly, keeping to the grain field to avoid people riding away from town and the fires.

"We seemed to be keeping away from the Spanish coast to avoid trouble, not make it."

Stress can be positive, keeping us alert and ready to avoid danger.

She kept to the edge of clan ground to avoid being seen by accident.