1.   In her speech, she carefully avoided any mention of her costar.

2.   And a growing number of Republicans are running for Congress with campaign platforms that avoid any mention of free trade.

3.   Apple executives studiously avoided direct mention of a much-rumored Apple network computer, but their comments suggested that such a machine was in the works.

4.   After Cameron hit his fourth homer, in the fifth inning, teammates started shying away from him, avoiding any mention of baseball history in the making.

5.   Bush generally avoided any mention of Mauro on Wednesday.

6.   But he pointedly avoided mention of the kind of redistributive tax changes that his own labor secretary is advocating.

7.   But in recent days, they have avoided mention of the creation of a currency board, which the IMF strongly opposes.

8.   Democratic senators and representatives avoid all mention of the subject.

9.   Dole avoided any mention of NAFTA, which he supported and which is staunchly opposed by Perot and most of the members of his political organization.

10.   During the recent presidential campaign, he and Lavin studiously avoided mention of either Allende or Pinochet, as both focused on the future.