question: How did the British avoid having large contingents of troops in continental Europe ?
answer: allying themselves with one or more Continental powers whose interests were antithetical to those of their enemies ,
turker_answer: The British avoided having large contingents of troops in continental Europe by allying themselves with one or more Continental powers whose interests were antithetical to those of their enemies .
rule-based: The British avoid had large contingents of troops in continental Europe by allying themselves with one or more Continental powers whose interests were antithetical to those of their enemies .