"If it could avoid a bloodbath and destruction and displacement, I think that would be a great achievement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

The genome could also help farmers avoid Asian soybean rust disease, a highly destructive fungus spread by the wind.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

It could help as many as three to four million owners change the terms of their mortgages to avoid foreclosure.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

European officials hope to avoid the crisis that could spread if Greece fails to pay its debts.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

The authors say community education programs could help prevent snakebites by teaching people how to avoid them.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Clinton also said the United States must avoid protectionist policies that could harm Mexico as it deals with the economic crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

UNIFIL, the U.N.peacekeeping force in Lebanon, urged both sides to avoid any action that could raise tensions.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05