11.   Moore said cities must involve employees in the planning and avoid any hint of special-interest favoritism.

12.   Others have taken back complimentary gifts to avoid any hint of impropriety that could mire them, or the legislators, in another lobbying scandal.

13.   Outside critics may find this disappointingly tame, but the GE planners chose to avoid any hint of advocacy, special status or quotas.

14.   The filmmaker thus avoids any hint of the lurid without sacrificing the inherent interest of her subject.

15.   To avoid any hint of impropriety, more companies are opting to give to charities and avoiding employee gift exchanges altogether, Slocum says.

16.   To avoid any hint of conflict of interest, Coconino County Judge Jeffrey Coker is presiding over the trial in downtown Phoenix.

17.   Both the government and the university have been carefully avoiding any hints of how they would deal with Li if he tries to return.

18.   Past food aid deals have been tainted by corruption, and U.S. officials have stressed that they want to avoid any hint of scandal in this program.

19.   The host of the show, Thomas Gottschalk, did a short interview with Jackson that avoided any hint of controversy.

20.   The White House wants to avoid any hint of influence peddling.