Sentence examples for heard to avoid from inspiring English sources

The inmates were doing what anyone would do in their situation: having seen a protest turn unexpectedly into a revolt that was sure to be short-lived, they desperately improvised a way to keep their dignity and be heard, to avoid the worst punishment and get some small reforms.

In some cases, specific evidence about phone-hacking allegations was not heard, to avoid prejudicing ongoing criminal investigations.

The pair videotaped an apology as part of a deal that allowed Heard to avoid a conviction.

People exposed to loud levels of noise through their occupation, whether as a machinist or a musician, should be protective of their hearing to avoid noise-induced hearing loss and other changes in their hearing such as tinnitus or hyperacusis.

"Learning to Cope With Underwater Din" (July 17) reports that a single captive whale has been trained to "turn down the gain" on its hearing to avoid loud experimental sounds.

Mr Blair arrived almost two hours early for the hearing to avoid the determined pack of several hundred anti-war protesters gathered outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster.

"We have a huge district but not a large population, with four branch offices, and I have people driving almost 300 miles to go to federal court and driving back after their hearing to avoid spending a night in the hotel and incur that cost.

Similarly, "hearing loss" in item 2 was changed from "høretab" (total hearing loss) to "nedsat hørelse" (reduced hearing), to avoid the risk of respondents interpreting the wording as a total loss of hearing.

Jonny: "I try to avoid hearing it.

where Terry and Bob try to avoid hearing the result of the England match.

I try to avoid hearing the occasional toxic and negative comments such as: "Get over it!