He did best to cut his losses right from the start to avoid further bloodshed.

Jim's decision to let him go without a fight is controversial, but Jim thinks it's best to avoid bloodshed.

It isn't always easy to avoid bloodshed in the circle, even if it's nothing more than an exhibition.

They decided to do so to avoid bloodshed, the source said.

Seeing that the war is lost to Germany and to avoid further bloodshed, he refused.

But government and army officials emphasized that they had sought to avoid bloodshed.

We have, for many reasons, gone to great lengths to avoid bloodshed.

He said the decision was taken by the military leadership "in order to avoid bloodshed".

"We are now working hard to avoid bloodshed in Kinshasa."

We welcome and support negotiations, because it is the only way to avoid greater bloodshed.