Example sentences of "if [adv] avoid " in BNC.
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| 1 | The optional power system should be considered essential , if only to avoid the seriously slow ( 4.6 turns lock to lock , and vague with it ) manual steering that 's listed as standard . |
| 2 | However , he should be taken out of his room at least occasionally , if at all possible , if only to avoid claustrophobia . |
| 3 | These tender areas need a good and close scrutiny , if only to avoid the piercing , stinging effects of an unwelcome invasion upon them . |
| 4 | To return to the earlier days of the state , however , one must remark upon several other provisions of the Kanunname of Mehmed II if only to avoid giving the impression that , at least in these early days , the establishment of a hierarchy for the ulema meant that a scholar , once enmeshed in its toils , had no option but the long grind to the top of that particular profession . |
| 5 | If you 're casting more than a couple of rod-lengths it 's advisable to use a waggler if only to avoid tangles . |
| 6 | i Should be located where the exhibition can be supervised , if only to avoid the material being stolen ( known to have happened to one of the Green Belt min–exhibitions ) ; |
| 7 | It is important to ensure that only current partners appear as lessees/trustees of partnership premises , if only to avoid any possibility that a retired partner who has not been duly replaced on the title could be regarded as still being held out as a member of the firm . |