Sentence examples for avoided measures from inspiring English sources

With hindsight, it would have been better to have had a much lower annual cap, so the Government could have avoided  measures such as the "bedroom tax" and a squeeze on council tax benefit.

While Cable believes that no responsible government could have avoided measures to slash the welfare budget, he was appalled last week by the way Osborne presented his decision to cap most benefit rises at 1% for the next three years – breaking the link with prices.

Water "exporters avoided measures that would reduce their diversions (either directly or through changes in upstream management), while prioritizing 'nonflow' stressors — such as discharges, delta habitat and harvest management — for which costs would likely be borne by other stakeholder groups or taxpayers," the authors wrote.

While it could be argued that this might influence the findings presented in this paper (e.g. number of publications/population favours the production of smaller trials), we hope to have avoided measuring trial participation.

Developing countries, including China and India, are anxious to avoid measures that would curtail their economies.

Diplomatic sources said yesterday's meeting reflected London's policy of avoiding measures which could push China further into isolation.

It added, "We must be especially careful to avoid measures which would enable any segment of this vast military-industrial complex to sharpen the focus of its power".

"We urge all parties to refrain from violence, and encourage Israeli and Palestinian leaders to actively de-escalate the situation and avoid measures which could further fuel tensions".

"If I'm right, we'll have saved money" by avoiding measures to limit emissions, Dr. Lindzen said in the interview.

"The amendments, if accepted, would give a proper focus to the fight against terrorism whilst avoiding measures that could impinge unfairly on the liberty of nonterrorists," said David McIntosh, president of the Law Society, a British counterpart to the American Bar Association.

If the policy of state and federal governments is to avoid measures to protect industries from being exposed to reasonable health requirements for ordinary people, is this not an alternative version of the so-called nanny state sheltering unhealthy enterprises?