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The phrase "avoid the onus of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the desire to evade responsibility or burden associated with a particular action or decision.
Example: "To maintain a positive image, the company sought to avoid the onus of any wrongdoing in the scandal."
Alternatives: "evade the responsibility of" or "escape the burden of".
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Jeffrey Holmstead, former EPA assistant administrator for Air and Radiation under George W. Bush, acknowledged that some companies strive to avoid the onus of New Source Review.
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If they can avoid the onus being on them to take action then they will".
The result is a game in which directors both claim to be telling the truth and yet avoid judgment; the onus of moral judgments is displaced from directors to viewers, even as, in the selection of facts to show, the directors have stacked the decks.
Exchanges avoid the distortions of price controls and put the onus on individuals, rather than government, to decide how to ration their health care.Start on a limited scale, by replacing civil-service health insurance with vouchers.
The onus of avoidance clearly seems to be with the pedestrians.
Remember you bear the onus of professionalism.
The onus of defeat fell upon the stadtholder.
"That's not a reversal of the onus of proof".
For sure, the manager carries heavily the onus of being Arsenal's key figure.
with the onus of responsibility for safety entirely on the driver.
The treaty was defeated in the Senate, and the onus of rejection fell on the Wilsonians.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com