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The phrase "avoiding facing" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of evading or not confronting a situation or issue directly.
Example: "He has been avoiding facing the consequences of his actions for far too long."
Alternatives: "evading confrontation" or "shunning directness.".
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Avoiding a trial means avoiding facing up to the commissions' flaws; that doesn't mean the flaws aren't there.
But it is because we are constantly looking for ways of avoiding facing up to this issue, that we can't make progress in the battle.
"To run for the presidency for five years yet leave money in the Caymans and a Swiss bank account – this is a classic case of a candidate avoiding facing up to a difficult issue".
Invoking an unaccessible ancilla to account for the nonlinear and stochastic character of GRW-type theories is once more a purely verbal way of avoiding facing the real puzzling aspects of the quantum description of macroscopic systems.
In short, they are avoiding facing up to the harsh reality since they have not a clue as what to do about it.
But she was legitimately busy working on her new HBO series, Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom," -- not avoiding facing the music about her recent Internet scandal as some might think.
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But nowadays you can't really avoid facing it.
Williams had avoided facing Richards in a debate.
INSIDE PITCH The Yankees tweaked their rotation so the slumping Phil Hughes would avoid facing the Orioles.
No nation so avoids facing its problems as does America, given the power of special interests.
Lawler and Duffy play verbal games to avoid facing these facts about Daniels and the war.
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