¿Cuál es la diferencia entre It is difficult to avoid criticism from the public when public officials accept bribes. y It is difficult to prevent criticism from the public when public officials accept bribes. ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

"difficult to avoid criticism" implies/means you can't do anything TO HIDE FROM the criticism.

"difficult to prevent criticism" implies/means you can't do anything TO STOP the criticism.

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The first sentence makes more sense because we are the "public". We don't want them to accept bribes. To us, they are "avoiding" our criticism.

The second sentence (to prevent) makes more sense if you are the "public official" and you want to stop the criticism.

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Example:
1. "If we delete the customer reviews, we can avoid criticism." 😥

2. "We can prevent criticism and negative feedback by doing our best for our customers." 💪