1.   And barring any further controversy, it seems the Giants have no choice but to ride out this season and hope for the best.

2.   As the project moves inevitably into further controversies, the lesson about owner credibility is worth remembering.

3.   All of which will no doubt create further controversy that the tournament is being dominated by the power conferences.

4.   By all appearances he is seeking to avoid further controversy, and there has been no indication whether he might face trial.

5.   By selling its share of Interscope, a gangsta rap label, Time Warner hopes this week to avoid further controversy.

6.   Shanahan, speaking at a news conference here, also sought to avoid further controversy.

7.   Some have become so deeply embedded in the coverage of the presidential campaign that Gore himself has simply apologized for misimpressions, apparently in order to avoid further controversy.

8.   Time Warner is desperate to avoid further controversy over gangsta-rap lyrics, which conservative bigwigs Bob Dole and William J. Bennett have been crusading against.

9.   To head off further controversy, Dooley asked Knapp to sign off on a settlement plan.

10.   He said he was stepping down to spare the government further controversy.