1.   He calculated that he could not beat either Heath or Maudling, and he preferred to avoid the contest.

2.   -- Avoiding sales contests for specific investments, or for sales targets, to insure that brokers do not have special incentives to sell particular products.

3.   But other Atlanta stations deliberately avoid cash contests.

4.   Hicks tends to avoid such contests.

5.   Moreover, it said they should avoid contests among employees and paying up-front recruitment bonuses for brokers who take customers loyal to them from firm to firm.

6.   Asked about the deputy divisional posts, Annuar said though the post could be contested, divisions were encouraged to also avoid contests for the post.

7.   Azman said he gave way to avoid contest and urged the members to support the new leadership.

8.   He called on divisional leaders to explain to the people the rationale of avoiding a contest.

9.   In Taiping, leaders of the Bukit Gantang Umno division have reached a compromise to avoid contests for the top three posts.