21.   The dollar was stable as players avoided speculative sellings during the Group of Seven summit meeting among the seven industrial powers in Halifax, Canada, traders said.

22.   The players carefully avoided each other on changeovers, though they exchanged only a perfunctory handshake after the match.

23.   The U.S. dollar was trading lower against the Japanese yen Thursday morning in Tokyo as players avoided major moves ahead of the Group of Seven meeting.

24.   This is not the first instance where a player has avoided a suspension in MLS by being called away for national team duty.

25.   Traders said that players avoided the dollar as they were discouraged by overnight declines in U.S. stock and bond prices in New York.

26.   Traders said many players also were avoiding making noticeable moves ahead of the weekend.

27.   Traders said players were avoiding making significant moves ahead of a meeting of finance officials of the Group of Seven industrialized nations late next week.

28.   Traders said many players also are avoiding making noticeable moves ahead of the weekend.

29.   Chicago players have avoided getting big heads about their success.