Sentence examples for was looking to avoid from inspiring English sources

My hopes were modest: I was looking to avoid humiliation.

Bowie was looking to avoid playing some of the songs that he was tired of playing after the long Serious Moonlight Tour, saying "I'm not doing 'Star' again.

England's first match will be in the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin, which coach Roy Hodgson was looking to avoid.

"Most are looking to avoid commitment.

"I think sometimes people are looking to avoid going to a professional," Mr. Russo said.

The NPD Group recently found that sugar is the No. 1 ingredient Americans are looking to avoid.

The United States is looking to avoid a long-term troop presence in Afghanistan.

Dallas will be a difficult game & we will be looking to avoid a repeat of last years 3-0 drubbing.

The centre-back will be looking to avoid a third straight relegation from the Premier League at Saints and to add to his sole England cap won three years ago.

In a written statement, Spain's banking association, the A.E.B., said banks were looking to avoid evictions whenever they could through negotiation.

Palace were looking to avoid a fourth successive defeat on Saturday yet made life extremely hard for themselves by conceding after 80 seconds.