11.   Today he seemed anxious to avoid controversy as he spoke about his new role.

12.   And to avoid the controversy, consider installing an electric fence, an invisible boundary that will keep the dogs in and other critters out.

13.   Baseball, though, avoided controversy when Cincinnati hired a seamstress to shorten the sleeves on its road uniforms.

14.   Bush has avoided that controversy.

15.   But German officials were careful to avoid controversy by being too specific, and they did not mention taxation, one of the most vexed issues in the union.

16.   But for all their efforts, the agency, and to some extent Freeh, still have difficulty avoiding controversy.

17.   But mostly she sought to avoid controversy during the campaign year.

18.   But Torre chose to avoid possible controversy and go with Palmeiro.

19.   But, he said, if that happens, doctors will avoid controversy by using some other term for what they are doing.

20.   By all appearances he is seeking to avoid further controversy, and there has been no indication whether he might face trial.