The phrase "ago to avoid" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a combination of words that lacks proper context or grammatical structure.
Example: "I decided to leave early, but I don't understand how 'ago to avoid' fits into the sentence."
Alternatives: "in order to prevent" or "to steer clear of".
He said he had learned long ago to avoid trials in late December.
They rerouted the project years ago to avoid the heart of Nebraska's ecologically delicate Sandhills region.
The plan was devised long ago, and put in place over 20 years ago to avoid such political concerns.
Bill Clinton took extra trouble 30 years ago to avoid showing up here for America's first conflict with Vietnam.
Johnson of Microsoft recalled the detours she and her female coworkers took 25 years ago to avoid men who made inappropriate comments.
She made a decision with Mr. Jackson some years ago to avoid the spotlight as a way to preserve a normal life for their children.
For restaurant patrons who long ago learned to avoid butter and skip the bacon, all this amounts to a Hobbesian dilemma.
Democrats learned several elections ago how to avoid characterising their view of the constitution in that framework, and none of their high-level nominees have lost out by falling into that trap.
Travelers have been complaining that screeners apply different rules on requiring removal of footwear -- including sneakers, moccasins, sandals and other shoes without metal supports that frequent fliers long ago adopted to avoid setting off metal detectors and prompting a personal search.
The world, however, is now divided down the middle between off-the-wall libertarians who deny the reality of such forces, and full-blooded determinists such as the US convict Stephen Mobley, who 20 years ago tried to avoid execution for the murder of a pizza store manager by claiming that it was the result of a mutation in his monoamine oxidase A gene.
Heir John Dorrance III renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Ireland before cashing out his 10.5% stake nearly 20 years ago, reportedly to avoid capital gains taxes.
