21.   The government would avoid a federal appeals court where Microsoft has done well in the past.

22.   To reassure Clewiston and other farming towns around the Everglades, Babbitt also promised that the government would avoid policies that could destroy their way of life.

23.   Under the plan for payments in lieu of taxes, local governments can also avoid putting public plants recently bought by private companies on the tax rolls.

24.   Personally, I think the government should avoid shouldering more of a financial burden in tackling this issue.

25.   A court last week deemed the strike illegal, but the government so far has avoided using force to stop it.

26.   After his election, Muluzi hailed Banda as a founding father of Malawi and said his government would avoid witch hunts.

27.   An aide to the finance minister said European governments will avoid rushing to sell the copper, nickel and other metals, to avoid upsetting metal markets.

28.   But the French government has avoided the issue.

29.   But Ulster Unionist negotiator David Brewster complained that the Irish government had avoided their delegation all day so far.

30.   By having compensation for former sex slaves come from private sources, the government can avoid setting a legal precedent for official compensation to individuals for wartime sufferings.