The phrase "avoiding longer" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the idea of preventing something from continuing for a longer duration, but it lacks clarity and grammatical structure.
Example: "We need to find a solution to avoid longer delays in the project timeline."
Alternatives: "preventing further" or "stopping extended".
He said investors were avoiding longer-term investments in favor of shorter-term investments, seeking ever-greater liquidity and more limited exposure to Japan's economic troubles.
Some bond fund managers are currently avoiding longer-dated bonds because they're more vulnerable to inflation.
[Page C7.] To reduce air traffic delays this summer, the Federal Aviation Administration will order short delays at some airports to avoid longer ones at others, officials announced.
There is no longer any room for teachers, medical technicians, firefighters or construction workers, who may drive two or more hours and sleep in their cars for an hour before work to avoid longer commutes.
Hands said in the report: "The short-term bonus culture of most financial groups meant that many senior executives were incentivised to ignore or avoid longer term risks, whilst enjoying extraordinary short-term gains".
In a report released on Wednesday, the Climate Institute highlighted that aiming for 1.5C instead of 2C would avoid longer heatwaves and droughts, and give the Great Barrier Reef a better chance of survival.
I'd avoid longer term U.S. Treasury based ETFs like TLT (I Shares 20+ Year Treasury Bond).
As there is a high demand for raw materials in the Soltau region, it is an advantage to be able to make use of good relations with neighbors and colleagues and thus avoid longer transport distances and higher transport costs.
Hipmunk offers a different way of searching for flights — laying them out in a grid that makes it easy to compare a bunch of flights at once, and allowing users to sort them in a way that minimizes "agony" (for example making it easier to avoid longer flights or flights with multiple layovers).
