The phrase "avoid great" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to suggest steering clear of something significant or impactful, but it lacks context to be effectively used.
Example: "To ensure a smooth project, we must avoid great risks that could jeopardize our success."
Alternatives: "steer clear of significant" or "refrain from major".
In hindsight — and with the memory of the terror of those days dulled by the passing of time and the knowledge that we did avoid Great Depression II — I am less certain.
The cover image of the singer seemed to tell the story of a man who, perhaps in order to avoid great pain, had entered oblivion, but done so in style, with a cool cigarette sticking straight out of his mouth.
Under cross-examination from Don West, another defense lawyer, Captain Carter, the Army prosecutor whose course, also at Seminole State, covered the Stand Your Ground law, said that deadly force was justified in self-defense if someone had the "reasonable" belief that it was necessary to act to avoid great bodily harm — and that being injured was not a prerequisite.
If economists understand the benefit of putting money away early for retirement, is it so hard to see the benefit of making simple, low-cost changes to energy policy now to avoid great costs later on?Hamish FraserHarvard Medical SchoolBostonReform in the NHSSIR – I welcomed your comments on independent-sector treatment centres (ISTCs) (Bagehot, June 10th).
A good many people will remember that Mr. Hayes gave the country peace and rest for four years, and that, while he did not make the unimpeachably "clean" administration of which some of his favorites boast, he did manage to avoid great scandals.
Use of the FDI methods allows one to prevent the destruction of equipment and avoid great losses.
Yet he was able to reverse the religious imperative to avoid greater damage.
They do care about their international image, if only to avoid greater global consensus against them.
Above all, individuals inside the bank say, Mr. Lewis is desperate to avoid greater government intervention and maintain control over his wobbling financial empire.
To avoid greater tragedy in Afghanistan we may have to rely on a new generation of whistleblowers who are making huge personal sacrifices to challenge the official narrative.
Robert Simmons, publisher of Rubber and Plastics News, which organized the conference with its parent company, Crain Communications, said that creating such a commission would avoid greater government regulation.
