1.   Most lawyers spend most of their time helping clients prevent or resolve disputes, trying their best to avoid costly litigation.

2.   The industry association, based in Milwaukee, says it aims to reduce costly litigation while spurring compliance.

3.   Another key issue is the fight over expanded re-examination, which proponents say would avoid costly litigation by resolving more disputes through administrative proceedings.

4.   Both firms said in statements they agreed to the settlement to avoid costly litigation.

5.   After several more years of costly litigation, the Vatican Library and Peconi finally settled out of court last April.

6.   But officialdom has learned to frustrate the media with refusals that can be challenged with only costly time-consuming litigation.

7.   Chevy Chase strenuously denied the allegation and said it had settled to avoid costly litigation.

8.   He added that Stella Bella would be unwilling to pursue costly litigation to try to force Summit to accept the offer.

9.   He paints a scenario in which the bureau incorporates statistical adjustments into its census, people of all political stripes cry foul and years of costly litigation ensue.

10.   He said arbitration agreements allowed the parties to avoid costly litigation and difficult legal questions that often arose.