"It was Biggs's own choice to offend, and he now appears to want to avoid the consequences of his decision.
Bodies that expected food to be plentiful, by contrast, should ration themselves to avoid the consequences of chronic overeating.
Despite these favorable circumstances, the N.F.L. finds it necessary to force-feed them instructions on how to avoid the consequences of being rich and attractive to women.
As Lisa Heinzerling, the Georgetown professor who wrote the plaintiffs' briefs in last year's Supreme Court case, observed: Mr. Johnson "cannot avoid the consequences of his own decisions".
Her new consultation process is all about seeking to avoid the consequences of the government's failure to broker regulation that everyone could appreciate.
Why should immigration authorities and pardon officials and lawyers have to go through hoops to avoid the consequences of an irrationally rigid law?
A few years back, I heard tell of a person who, desperate to avoid the consequences of some traffic violation or another, sought advice from knowledgeable intermediaries.
Faced with fast-spreading human rights consciousness, the government is trying to avoid the consequences of a modern legal system it has itself created.
In one, kids who attend a traditional colonial school in western Africa, where teachers frequently slap children for misdeeds, were especially likely to lie progressively more in order to avoid the consequences.
Of course, not every gang member in the countryside is an amateur: according to Villegas, hard-core ex-cons from California gangs, eager to avoid the consequences of that state's "three strikes" law, are also moving to the heartland.
Older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former colleagues, taking part in family gatherings and sharing good times with family and friends, says Cacioppo.
