21.   Its affiliate Ssang Bang Wool Development Co. avoided bankruptcy on Thursday when its creditors agreed to reschedule its debt repayment.

22.   It was later revealed that they had also worked as consultants for Southern California Edison, which is trying to swing a deal with the state to avoid bankruptcy.

23.   IXL had filed a report with the federal government this month that said it would have to take drastic action to avoid bankruptcy.

24.   Last week, the executives of Thinking Machines were shuttling across the country to talk to potential investors or buyers, in a desperate effort to avoid bankruptcy.

25.   Local governments, for their part, should follow basic investment rules for safeguarding public funds and avoiding bankruptcy, he said.

26.   Next year, the pension system will get an overhaul to avoid bankruptcy.

27.   Say a big industrial company, or a huge bank, suddenly finds itself strapped for some reason and needs a quick killing to avoid bankruptcy.

28.   Shares of North Reading, Massachusetts-based Converse rose today as investors were reassured that the company would be able to renegotiate its debt agreement and avoid bankruptcy.

29.   Some investors and analysts speculated that leaders in the wealthy county could have restructured their obligations to avoid bankruptcy.

30.   Take Sanyo Securities, which in November filed for reorganization, a last attempt to save the company and avoid bankruptcy.