Take care to avoid cuts or nicks from scissors, needles, knives or tools.

要小心使用剪刀、针、小刀或者其他工具，避免割伤和割痕。

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His plan will "help struggling states avoid harmful budget cuts," he says.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

The cuts may be the only hope to avoid declaring bankruptcy.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

"I promise I'll find a way to avoid cuts to frontline policing, " added Mr Savage.

BBC: John Savage

But DOT claims it has already used this flexibility and still can't avoid cuts to air-traffic control.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Flight Delays as Political Strategy

Areas in which to avoid cuts are the unmanned programs, cyber programs, command and control, and special operations.

FORBES: Decreasing the defense budget without Sequestration