1.   The Dodgers had their chances to avert defeat in this one, but their efforts unraveled at the finish.

2.   The tournament, which Germany captured by beating the Czech Republic in overtime Sunday in London, vividly demonstrated the emphasis on averting defeat rather than winning the match.

3.   To avert election defeat by the Primakov-Luzhkov party, the ruling Kremlin crew upset the constitutional schedule.

4.   And then it would take a record-breaking recovery to avert defeat by the left-of-center Labor Party at national elections.

5.   Blunkett had attempted to avert further defeats and win the confidence of peers Monday by making concessions on the bill.

6.   BRITAIN-ELECTION, Conservatives struggle to avert electoral defeat.

7.   But most analysts said the slight recovery was too little, too late for the Conservatives to avert defeat by the Labor Party in national elections.

8.   Coach Giovanni Trapattoni left offensive midfielders Mario Basler and Mehmet Scholl on the bench, but brought them in the second half to try to avert the defeat.

9.   Even so, it would take a record-breaking recovery to avert defeat by the Labor Party.

10.   Most analysts say that small recovery was too late for the Conservatives to avert defeat by the left-of-center Labor Party at national elections.