51.   Vincent Falco, chief technology officer of Free Peers, is eager to avoid the kind of record-company lawsuits that forced Napster to knuckle under.

52.   Wells Fargo officials counter that they have moved slowly to combine the two banks to avoid the kind of breakdowns and snafus that plagued bank integrations that were rushed.

53.   What kind should you avoid?

54.   When it is the lender, it can avoid the kinds of glitches that often crop up with third-party mortgage companies.

55.   Will management be able to avoid the kind of screw-ups that popped up in the fourth quarter?

56.   Will the accords signed last week in Brownsville by Attorneys General Jorge Madrazo and Janet Reno help avoid this kind of incident in the future?

57.   Pete Sampras figures playing in the Davis Cup this year might help him avoid the kind of disappointment he had on the court last season.

58.   But Li sketched a plan of merging or dissolving government ministries and strengthening economic growth to avoid the kind of economic meltdown that has struck other Asian countries.

59.   Can he avoid that kind of situation this time?

60.   Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres called on Tuesday for creation of a Palestinian state to avoid the kind of strife that ravaged Bosnia.