The phrase "avoid rate" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to avoiding a certain rate or fee, but without additional context, it is unclear how to use it appropriately.
Example: "To minimize costs, we should avoid rate increases whenever possible."
Alternatives: "prevent charges" or "steer clear of fees".
Mr. Davis said he hoped to avoid rate increases beyond those already passed or planned.
They plan to audit banks' daily Libor submissions to avoid rate manipulation.
For their part, Con Edison officials said they have introduced a new online service to search for the best prices to help customers avoid rate spikes.
In Washington, Paul H. O'Neill, President-elect George W. Bush's choice to become treasury secretary, at his confirmation hearing described California's electricity program as "lunacy," in large measure because of the effort to keep retail prices down and avoid rate increases.
When Mr. Davis initially vowed to avoid rate increases at all costs, a stance most experts saw as unrealistic, legislators feared he was setting them up to take the fall for increases that even he now acknowledges are possible, if not certain.
The reduction of nitric acid was studied in 1 mol dm−3 H2SO4 at rhodized electrodes partially deactivated by chemisorbed species formed from methanol in order to avoid rate control by transport processes which dominate at low potentials in the overall reaction on a clean electrode.
Second quality assessments were also conducted to avoid rating bias.
Although this might lead to a propensity to avoid rating cases of errors, we do not feel this occurred.
All scales will be rated by families 4 to 6 weeks following resident death to avoid rating during the initial period of acute grief [ 57].
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The term "kokyu-konnan", or discomfort of breathing was not defined any further, but the subjects were instructed to avoid rating non-respiratory sensations such as headache or irritation of the pharynx.
