31.   No area of the country seems to have escaped damage.

32.   New Hanover County officials said Wilmington escaped serious damage, but the nearby beachfront communities were swamped with water and had scattered damage to homes, piers and businesses.

33.   None of the crew members were injured in the landing, and the valuable crew capsule, packed with expensive equipment, escaped serious damage.

34.   Of the bridges across the Arno River, only the renowned Ponte Vechhio seems to have escaped major damage.

35.   Ortiz escaped further damage by striking out Jose Canseco.

36.   Prospects for a large harvest come as warmer-than-normal weather in the Corn Belt allowed farmers to escape damage from fall frosts.

37.   Prices pared early gains after Glickman said that fields in northern Kansas largely escaped damage from the freeze.

38.   Powell escaped further damage by whiffing pinch-hitter Jorge Fabregas with the bases loaded.

39.   Reynolds escaped further damage by getting Andruw Jones to hit into a double play.

40.   Rokko -- which also escaped earthquake damage -- is labyrinthine, but an exquisite dance in concrete.