11.   Corruption and greed dominate the headlines and alienate the fans.

12.   Corruption and greed dominate the headlines -- and alienate the fans.

13.   Does he think the band has been doing too much new material, and perhaps alienating some fans because of it?

14.   He already has alienated fans in Baltimore, who boo him regularly for his lackluster effort.

15.   Instead of alienating their fans by being aloof or boorish, race drivers shake hands, sign autographs, answer questions, rub elbows.

16.   Just as frightening is what the loss of Jordan means to the NBA, which is coming off a protracted lockout that alienated its fans.

17.   Or, put another way, can the game stand another work stoppage and risk alienating the fans once again?

18.   Players have the public relations savvy of ax murderers, saying all kinds of things that alienated fans during the lockout.

19.   Quaker Oats will use offbeat humor and glossy production values to try to attract mainstream buyers without alienating its fans.

20.   Slade disappeared after a fake on-stage assassination attempt was revealed as a hoax, thus alienating his fans.