The phrase "avoided something that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions taken to prevent or steer clear of a particular situation or outcome.
Example: "She avoided something that could have led to a serious conflict."
Alternatives: "steered clear of something that" or "prevented something that".
I find it difficult to live with myself when I know I've avoided something that has caused me fear.
Fahrenkopf: No problem, they were allowed to sit there, and it was only then that I realized that we had avoided something that I think would have really destroyed the debate and the dignity and the integrity of the debate.
By providing this more sustainable alternative, the challenge of reintegration following years of absence can be avoided; something that our program's one foreign trained PhD graduate (co-author PV) is now in the process of addressing.
"Sorry, women," Glen says, at one point, abstractly addressing all of them at once, the better to avoid something that could be construed as a real apology.
SARAH GREEN: So how can you tell if you're avoiding something that is making you uncomfortable just because it makes you uncomfortable and you're avoiding it, or because there's a really good reason?
That, plus the shock waves that battered markets around the world, seems to have made lawmakers sit up and take notice.Before the vote, Barney Frank, the Democratic head of the House banking committee, observed that: "It is hard to get political credit for avoiding something that hasn't yet happened".
It's just avoiding something that feels bad.
Knowing that you're working toward something special, or working to avoid something that's painful, is more motivating toward your own accountability than simply doing it for the sake of saying you accomplished it.
This includes exaggerations, partial truths, misrepresentations, secrets and avoiding something that might "hurt" someone.
Psychologists have long known that avoiding something that makes us uncomfortable only exacerbates it.
And though most of what you'll find in America won't be the sweet versions, vouvray producers make wines that are classified as sweet or dry, so look for words like "sec" or "demi-sec" on the label to avoid something that your guests might find syrup-y.
