They are usually avoidable with some research or planning, but once you find yourself faced with a fee, there is often little you can do to avoid it.

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These mishaps are completely avoidable with some expert guidance.

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Despite the scale of the humanitarian disaster, some of the suffering is avoidable.

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We start by looking at causes, some of which are treatable or avoidable.

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Senior consultant Ivan Phair said in a report written some time later that, in his opinion, the death was "avoidable" and that there was a "high probability that the level of care delivered to Mr Moore-Robinson was negligent".

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