They also say Washington has avoided the tough talk of previous administrations about the value of China's currency.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

For example, Microsoft has avoided borrowing any money and they don't believe in debt, so they are not leveraged.

比如微软从不借款,他们不愿负债,所以没有杠杆性

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it has avoided bankruptcy so far." It all depends,says Faulkner, on whether the damaged well can be fixed, the spill stopped permanently and how well clean-up operations go.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

it has avoided hostile takeover;

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

He left office in 2007. Although he has been dogged by several scandals, he has so far avoided prosecution.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30