1.   Such an act of statesmanship appears the only way to avoid an outbreak of fighting between the two giants of the Commonwealth.

2.   Of course, the calls for stability and calm reflect a desire to avoid any outbreak of violence at this unusually sensitive moment.

3.   Bertini said clean water is just as important as food in order to avoid outbreaks of disease and diarrhea, which can quickly kill people weakened by hunger.

4.   Hoping to avoid an outbreak of a disease that could threaten poultry farms, China on Thursday banned imports of birds and poultry from an Australian state.

5.   India has so far avoided the outbreaks of communicable disease that often follow disaster.

6.   Meanwhile precautions had been taken to avoid further outbreaks, he said.

7.   Officials also began vaccinating residents against typhus and hepatitis, to avoid an outbreak of diseases caused by the polluted water.

8.   Salambek Khadzhiyev, the head of the Kremlin-backed National Revival Government, said he hopes to avoid another outbreak of heavy fighting in Chechnya.

9.   Salambek Khadzhiyev, the head of the Kremlin-backed, self-designated National Revival Government, said he hopes to avoid another outbreak of heavy fighting in Chechnya.

10.   So far, potential outbreaks have been avoided.