11.   But Russian society as a whole has avoided scrutiny over its role in propping up the Soviet state.

12.   By exiting the exchange, Delgratia managed to avoid scrutiny of the acquisition by the Vancouver Exchange.

13.   Countries like Zambia, which recently held a presidential election marred by allegations of vote rigging, may prefer to avoid scrutiny of their affairs.

14.   Earlier monarchs avoided such scrutiny.

15.   Eventually, he said, he began padding his purchase orders and found that he could avoid the scrutiny of his supervisors.

16.   Gov. George W. Bush of Texas would just as soon skip the issue of health care and avoid further scrutiny of the record in Texas.

17.   In fact, the Public Records Act does contain exemptions that would allow such documents to avoid public scrutiny.

18.   In arguing Tuesday to avoid scrutiny, China appealed directly to a Third World now bereft of Soviet support.

19.   In some cases, Internet companies that hoped to avoid scrutiny have found themselves wrestling with regulators.

20.   It also avoided scrutiny.