The phrase "avoid creating the appearance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the importance of not giving off a misleading impression or perception in a particular situation.
Example: "To maintain trust with our clients, we must avoid creating the appearance of favoritism in our decision-making process."
Alternatives: "steer clear of giving the impression" or "prevent the impression from arising.".
Typically, the central bank tries to avoid creating the appearance that it is reacting to short-term market moves.
"My interpretation is that NASA management decided that they did not want to continue working with passenger data in order to avoid creating the appearance that we are violating people's privacy," the NASA official wrote.
After relinquishing the coaching reins to Erik Spoelstra and landing LeBron James and Chris Bosh in the summer of 2010, Riley has kept a low profile, rejecting most interview requests to avoid creating the appearance of lurking in the shadows.
Rules also require officials to avoid creating the appearance of a conflict.
Aside from these remarks, Mr. Obama did not deliver a speech, a decision White House officials said was made to avoid creating any appearance of exploiting the families of the victims for political gain.
A White House memorandum, distributed to agencies across the executive branch, told officials that grant decisions should be made on their merits and government officials should avoid creating an appearance that politics was involved in any decisions.
Santoro's memo stresses the importance of a rule requiring that "employees shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance that they are violating the law or the ethical standards".
At the same time, avoid creating tension in the wrapping.
Flush the filter out to avoid creating an airlock.
In areas where some farmers grow coca but others do not, the program will make payments to every household, to avoid sowing jealousy or creating the appearance of a reward for criminal behavior.
In domestic policy, that meant creating the appearance of change, while avoiding the difficult choices that real reforms inevitably involve.
