The phrase "avoid a dispute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing strategies or actions taken to prevent conflicts or disagreements in various contexts, such as negotiations or discussions.
Example: "To maintain a harmonious working relationship, it is essential to avoid a dispute over minor issues."
Alternatives: "prevent a conflict" or "steer clear of disagreements".
It is merely a makeshift move to avoid a dispute".
A provision on women's equality was left out to avoid a dispute after ultraconservatives insisted that women's equality should be qualified by compliance with religious laws.
To avoid a dispute over the succession between the Gothic and Byzantine factions, who fought for control of Italy and the papacy, Felix appointed the archdeacon Boniface (II), who was of Gothic descent, as his successor.
An adviser to the supreme leader, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid a dispute with the president, added that "there is a consensus" on the need for better management.
He contended that the company's lawyers even suggested that the only reason Enron agreed to the Labor Department's deal in the first place was to avoid a dispute with the agency.
The unions said they would hold talks with Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid a dispute.
To avoid a disputed succession, Felix named the archdeacon Boniface (Pope Boniface II) as his successor.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg avoided a dispute that would have paralyzed New York City's school system when he agreed to appoint a career educator to serve as second in command to his pick for schools chancellor, Cathleen Black.
At that point Kia said it would recall the vehicles to avoid "a protracted dispute".
But, the automaker said, it was agreeing to a recall "to avoid a protracted dispute with the agency".
In a document filed Thursday on the agency's Web site, Kia said it agreed to the recall "to avoid a protracted dispute".
