11.   But no firearms were waved at this protest, apparently a gesture of restraint to avoid further violence.

12.   But the group kept a low profile, and managed to avoid the violence.

13.   Caught between a vague desire to modernize and a stronger wish to avoid violence, Ristic seems reluctant to let go even the most incompetent or compromised journalists.

14.   Curing that problem, he said, can help avoid new violence.

15.   For younger men, it may be learning about safe sex and conflict resolution skills to avoid violence.

16.   He also established field hospitals along the border for Catholics coming south to avoid violence in the north.

17.   He said protesters should try to avoid violence because street action overshadows whatever message they are trying to get out.

18.   In her years in opposition, Mrs. Megawati firmly rejected the option of protest rallies in what her advisers said was an attempt to avoid violence.

19.   Later, Gen. Mendoza justified the coup as a temporary measure to avoid violence.

20.   Most criminal organizations are highly structured, with heirarchies that seeek to avoid violence whenever possible.