the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food and avoiding TV and multitasking while eating.

Avoiding too much intervention in their children's education

Making ethical decisions is a critical part of avoiding future problems.

Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.

Bill, for instance, often gets painful "flashbacks", in which unwanted memories intrude into his consciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoiding repeating the same mistakes.

By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.

In addition, a growing share of young adults may be avoiding marriage altogether.

A recent article in The Harvard Crimson noted the shocking growth of Harvard's public relations arm in the last five years and it questioned whether a focus on risk management and avoiding controversy was really the best outward-looking face of this great institution.

Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.

As I said, we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transition to low-carbon energy systems and the transition is a tremendous priority.

By making the effort to organize and label files so others can understand them, scientists become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding confusion later on.