51.   That has led to speculation that the government would just as soon avoid reopening the old wounds.

52.   The chastisement of a neighboring country is unusual in Southeast Asia, where governments customarily avoid mutual criticisms.

53.   The government has avoided criticizing Belo, but has complained that he was abusing his position by making political comments.

54.   The government has avoided firing whites.

55.   The federal government has pointedly avoided detailed answers to such questions, hoping the separatists lose the referendum.

56.   The government avoids saying it has detained any NLD members.

57.   The government will avoid printing money in an attempt to cover the deficit because it wants to avoid additional inflationary pressure, the paper said.

58.   The government has avoided the use of the word cease-fire, which officials describe as a more formal and complex arrangement involving restrictions on troop movements and monitoring.

59.   The government has avoided the use of the word cease-fire, which officials describe as a more formal arrangement to be negotiated later.

60.   The maneuver allowed the unity government to avoid what would otherwise have been a make-or-break vote to elect a new Protestant leader.