1.   But Hillary Clinton has largely escaped the worst of it through the sheer class of her public performance and the vagueness of the accusations hurled at her.

2.   He escaped the worst of the indoctrination.

3.   In part, that reflects the comfortable assumption that the United States will escape the worst of any slowdown.

4.   Not everyone is so cautious -- notably the folks who escaped the worst of the Mexican debacle.

5.   The good news for Atlantans is that one of their favorite stretches of Florida beach, the Panhandle, has escaped the worst of the fires and smoke.

6.   While much of the Eastern Seaboard was paralyzed, the New York City metropolitan area managed to escape the worst of the storm.

7.   Her only son, who escaped the worst, carried her to a hospital, where she slipped in and out of consciousness for several weeks.

8.   The ministers expressed confidence Europe would escape the worst of the economic troubles plaguing emerging markets, despite forecasts showing slower-than-expected growth in some nations.

9.   The Philippines has escaped the worst of the Asian crisis.

10.   Thousands of Florida residents were without power, but that state escaped the worst as Floyd swung northward.