Only a strong leader, de Gaulle thought, could have avoided defeat.

Such violation, however, could have been avoided by applications for partial exemption.

Doctors have made many errors that they could have avoided had these principles been applied.

The tragedy could have been avoided if Greece had shown unyielding, timely debt discipline.

Actions that could have a negative impact on Lebanese unity and stability must be avoided.

Either we will write this history ourselves, or we will suffer through a dark era that could have been avoided.

A humanitarian crisis could be avoided if the international community acted decisively.

Instead, direct policies to address New Orleans vulnerabilities could have avoided the huge and unnecessary cost in human misery and economic loss.

The global imbalances could be cured, and conflicts avoided, only by greater international cooperation.

That would be a shameful legacy one that could be avoided by re thinking climate policy.

They hated communism, but, convinced that the system could not be reformed, they avoided the democratic opposition.

Under this option, the secretariat would have secured the provision at the beginning of the financial period rather than retroactively, so cash flow problems could be avoided.

The feared implosion of Wall Street seems to have been avoided.

It could have either avoided a monumental mistake, as Iraq has now proved to be, or it could have brought the United Nations on board from the outset, ensuring that military action, and the subsequent occupation and reconstruction of the country, would have broad multilateral support.

For example, the Ukraine debacle could have been avoided had we evaluated the political situation in a timely manner and backed the candidate who was practically certain to win.

For the most part, the two men have avoided head on confrontation.

The tragedy could have been avoided if Greece had shown unyielding, timely debt discipline. The country would then have been unable to price itself out of the market through an artificial debt financed boom.

If it were not part of the euro system, Greece might not have gotten into its current predicament and, even if it had gotten into its current predicament, it could have avoided the need to default.

As a result, in the long term, approximately 3.5 million tons of heating oil could be replaced, hence 12 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions could be avoided.

Those who have avoided worshipping idols and have turned in repentance to God will receive the glad news .

The forcible removal of an elected president should have been avoided the liberal opposition could have eased popular anger by demanding that the government make some concessions until legislative elections, which had been set for later this year.

Never mind that most of the crises could have been avoided, or late least substantially mitigated, if governments had let their currencies float against the dollar, rather than adopting rigid exchange rate pegs.

But catastrophe was avoided.

Had Obama s attempt at muddling through worked, it would have avoided some big philosophical battles.

Epidemics have been avoided by a coordinated preparedness and efficient intervention of the humanitarian community.

Mayuko avoided doing hard work.

How can duplication be avoided?

Banks naturally avoided traditional business loans (which would have to be backed by more capital), and instead loaded up on the highest yielding and thus riskiest AA or AAA mortgage backed securities that they could find.

Others, including Belgium and Cameroon, have avoided serious conflict, but have experienced significant acrimony over the treatment of linguistic and regional minorities.

protectionism is avoided and markets stay open

Any duplication of documentation should be avoided.

In a completely flexible economy, this drop in measured GDP (and the concomitant increase in unemployment) could be avoided if the resources formerly employed in selling imported consumer goods could quickly be used to generate exports.

The only worse stain on Israel would be if survivors of an Iranian nuclear strike were to lament that, had their country acted proactively, the third destruction of the Temple the end of the Jewish state could have been avoided.

That equilibrium works so long as each institution is submitted to close scrutiny which judges and magistrates have simply avoided.

High levels of unemployment, particularly among young skilled workers, could be avoided if donor countries that need migrants to invigorate their own workforces were able to attract them.

The literary and biblical allusions cannot be avoided.

This stance conveniently avoided rows with oil dictators.

Although the worst was avoided, much pain remains.

But it will be avoided by the wretched ,

But it will be avoided by the wretched ,

Time will be saved and possible delays avoided

In the authors' view, such far reaching statements are better avoided, unless they have a solid basis in customary case law.

Treatment can be problematic barbiturates especially must be avoided.

Advice on weekly consumption is avoided in United Kingdom.

In this context, double standard policies should be avoided.