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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cost to avoid" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing expenses or risks that one should steer clear of in order to maintain financial health or achieve a goal.
Example: "In our budget review, we identified several unnecessary expenses that represent a cost to avoid in the upcoming fiscal year."
Alternatives: "an expense to evade" or "a liability to sidestep".
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But their success comes at a cost: To avoid the lights, the moths are likely flying less, say the scientists, so they aren't pollinating as many flowers or feeding as many spiders and bats. .
According to the Washington panel, lost productivity influences health-related quality of life and should thus be considered a health effect instead of a cost to avoid double counting.
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Although the quality is likely to be higher with the superstar worker, the costs of maintaining a superstar outweigh the cost to avoid a toxic worker or convert them into an average worker.
"Hamas has tried at all costs to avoid an internal Palestinian war," said Ariel Merari, an expert on terrorism at Tel Aviv University.
Thousands of families now paying an average of 30percentt of their income in rent would face the danger of eviction, and local housing authorities who try at all costs to avoid an increase in homelessness could do nothing to help.
Any sane lawyer would try at all costs to avoid putting a client in this kind of position.
"This vote was an act of European sovereignty and a victory for democracy, because it was possible despite one of the most violent campaigns of lobbying and disinformation in the history of the European Union, on the part of those who wanted at all costs to avoid adopting a balanced text," the society added.
In a preface to "The Griffin and the Minor Canon," Sendak describes his basic aim as an illustrator: "I wanted at all costs to avoid the serious pitfall of illustrating with pictures what the author had already . . .
There is a high cost to avoiding our feelings.
The move comes as the airline strives to cut costs to avoid a second bankruptcy filing.
Families need to calculate "all in" costs to avoid surprises.
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