41.   IOC officials avoided the media crush by driving into the underground parking lot and entering the building through a private entrance.

42.   Many top apartheid officials have avoided testifying or applying for amnesty, and the command chain for the brutality remains unclear.

43.   Many in Panama believe U.S. officials avoided the ceremony because of conservative opposition to the transfer of the canal to Panamanian sovereignty.

44.   Most Russian officials have avoided direct dealings with Basayev, who remains an outspoken critic of Moscow.

45.   Other companies have officials avoid traveling long distances in cars and use helicopters for out-of-town trips.

46.   The officials avoided assigning blame for the damage to the paintings.

47.   And it cited a Chinese law textbook as saying that in some areas, officials deliberately avoided killing the prisoners instantly when certain parts of the body were needed.

48.   China has appealed to Australian officials to avoid meeting the Dalai Lama during his stay, but Howard said this was not the reason he would not meet him.

49.   UN officials are avoiding the use of the term hostage.