The phrase "avoid a hard Brexit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about the implications of Brexit and the desire to prevent a more severe separation from the European Union.
Example: "The government is working on strategies to avoid a hard Brexit that could disrupt trade and travel."
Alternatives: "prevent a hard Brexit" or "steer clear of a hard Brexit".
George Osborne and Nick Clegg have been spotted having lunch near Westminster, fuelling speculation they may be coordinating efforts to avoid a hard Brexit.
Whether it remains merely cultural or will become a factual one will depend on how much will and creativity the UK and Europe can summon up to avoid a hard Brexit.
Speculation that the UK could avoid a hard Brexit from the European Union, and fears that Donald Trump might snatch a last-minute victory in the race for the White House, have helped sterling register its biggest weekly gain against the US dollar in seven years.
Members of the Irish government have signalled support for UK plans to shift the frontline of immigration controls to Ireland's ports and airports post-Brexit in an attempt to avoid a "hard border" between the north and the south.
"No one wants to see a hard Brexit, what we want to see is a workable plan to leave the European Union," said Foster, who wants to avoid a hard U.K. border with Ireland.
Another rebel MP said the government's climbdown over last week's Brexit motion demonstrated the strength of feeling on Tory benches over the need to avoid a damaging "hard Brexit".
"If you want to avoid a disastrous hard Brexit, if you want to keep Britain in the single market, if you want a Britain that is open, tolerant and united, this is your chance".
If you want to avoid a disastrous hard Brexit.
However, many of us want neither a soft nor a hard Brexit, but no Brexit at all – we are not Brexiters.
As well as being "the position I was forced to play in PE because I had an asthma attack every time I broke out into even a mild canter", backstop represents the system that's currently being touted as a last resort for avoiding a hard border between Ireland and a post-Brexit UK. "Brexit" was the Word of the Year in 2016, and "backstop", say Collins, "is one of many words Brexit has given us".
Only 37% voted for a hard Brexit.
