71.   He added that the government had so far avoided sending reinforcements because clashes could claim innocent lives.

72.   He also appealed to the Israeli government to avoid making any decisions that could aggravate the situation in the Palestinian territories and raise tensions.

73.   The premier added that the government had so far avoided sending soldiers into Kamenge in strength because clashes could claim innocent lives.

74.   These are steps the government has avoided to prevent violent social unrest in a country where a lifetime security of education, job and retirement had been guaranteed.

75.   Nduwayo said that the government had so far avoided sending reinforcements because clashes could claim innocent lives.

76.   The British government narrowly avoided defeat Wednesday in a House of Commons vote on reform of London health services.

77.   The beleaguered Spanish government narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat in parliament Tuesday as a non-binding resolution calling for immediate elections lost by only a slim margin.

78.   The government has so far avoided convening NSC meetings apparently for fear that they might increase public anxiety over the nuclear standoff.