11.   Helms has been avoiding reporters and refusing to comment.

12.   He showed up in a gray suit, blue dress shirt and yellow tie, and he largely avoided reporters, maintaining a subdued demeanor.

13.   Hines was so dejected that he immediately climbed into the truck carrying his bobsled and rode down to the bottom of the mountain, avoiding reporters.

14.   It was an appropriate place for Rogers, who could avoid reporters and grow accustomed to his new home.

15.   It was an extraordinary admission for Sample, who normally tries to avoid reporters.

16.   Later, federal law-enforcement officers escorted her through the airport for her flight home to Buffalo, N.Y., enabling her to avoid reporters.

17.   Known for avoiding news reporters, Morris recently called a reporter unsolicited to say that the spring turmoil had been his fault.

18.   Kraft avoided reporters, saying he would answer all questions about any changes to the agreement during the marathon hearing.

19.   Lehane insisted that Gore had not been avoiding reporters.

20.   Many coaches in pro football would either become surly with the news media or avoid reporters altogether once the temperature began to rise.