Thailand has not closed the border with Cambodia to avoid damaging their economies.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

A runoff would likely have to be delayed until next year if not held very soon to avoid the impending winter, which would not make balloting logistically possible in much of rural Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

As the cost of the needed genetic tests continues to decline, he predicts doctors will be able to screen patients for diseases they may not develop until later in life, and recommend ways to avoid them.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

But Graham described as unpersuasive the president's continuing assertion that the U.S.must avoid being seen to be meddling in Iran so Iran's government will not use this as an excuse to intensify its crackdown on the opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23