The phrase "avoid inflaming" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need to prevent escalating a situation or provoking strong emotions.
Example: "In sensitive discussions, it's important to choose your words carefully to avoid inflaming tensions among the participants."
Alternatives: "prevent escalating" or "keep from provoking".
Earlier in the case, the company had prevailed upon the judge to exclude such evidence to avoid inflaming a jury.
If America is sensible, it will avoid inflaming the situation, and increasing the risk of accidents, by sending along fighter escorts.
Embassy officials asked the Egyptian government to remove the infiltrators without using weapons or force, to avoid inflaming the situation, this official said.
"We're not happy about this delay," said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid inflaming tensions further.
In reality, his resistance to austerity is mostly tactical — an attempt to avoid inflaming the citizenry and wrecking his prospects for re-election in May 2012.
He said his initial instinct was to avoid inflaming the situation by risking a confrontation with people angry about the video.
But because the conflict involves two outspoken constituency groups -- blacks and Jews -- Democratic strategists have been going through political contortions to avoid re-inflaming the passions stirred up last year.
Until now, Hezbollah has kept its public statements on Syria relatively subdued, partly to avoid further inflaming Lebanese politics.
When the president took office, the holdover staff was destroying his faxes and mail in small acts of sabotage, said one senior Brotherhood leader, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid further inflaming the tensions.
Just seven months ago, Mr. Abdullah was front and center in the West's efforts in Afghanistan, with American, European, NATO and United Nations officials all pressing Mr. Karzai and Mr. Abdullah to avoid further inflaming tensions after a disputed election initially left unresolved the question of who would be the next Afghan president.
But he added that both sides should "avoid remarks that inflame the situation".
