The phrase "avoid taking actions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to refrain from making decisions or performing tasks in a particular situation.
Example: "In this case, it is best to avoid taking actions that could complicate the matter further."
Alternatives: "refrain from acting" or "steer clear of taking actions.".
He rebuked officials hiding "behind minor institutional or technical difficulties in order to avoid taking action".
Kathleen Jaeger, head of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, insists that officials must avoid taking action that "sweeps the bad settlements in with the good settlements".
"If indeed there is calm and there is no terror, Israel will make every effort to avoid taking action against terrorists," Mr. Sharon said Sunday.
The relationship as a whole is not adequately institutionalized, and depends on the personal attention of Russian officials who will likely avoid taking action without clear direction from Putin, or who may be removed altogether during the transition.
Playing down the importance of irreversible threats to our life-support systems helps the Bush administration and Congress use inevitable uncertainty as an excuse to avoid taking action until it is too late.
There is still too much wiggle room for forest supervisors to avoid taking action to protect species that show decline, and it is not clear whether the promise to maintain "viable populations" means protecting species in one small area, which would be inadequate, or across their historical range.
The NUT says it will try to avoid taking action in the summer exam season.
Therefore, it seems logical for the students to avoid taking action, to ensure they will not do anything wrong.
The two parties symbolize different kinds of people, and to a lesser extent, different positions on gay marriage, gun control and abortion -- though both parties strain to avoid taking action on any of those divisive issues.
Although Chambliss decried sexual assault in the military and said he wants to do more to stop it, his comments echo the "boys will be boys" mentality that has been used throughout the years to dismiss sexual harassment and assault and avoid taking action to prevent them.
