31.   So the area has avoided the fate of Bridgeport, Conn., which turned into an urban basket case when its factories shut down.

32.   Taller drivers avoid this fate because they rest their heel on the floorboard and ride it up during the crash.

33.   Tens of thousands seeking to avoid that fate are believed to have gone into hiding in Belgrade and other parts of Yugoslavia.

34.   The Arhuacos of the Sierra Nevada have avoided the fate of many Indian groups, but they are increasingly feeling the pressures from armed groups, notably the rebels.

35.   The current Astros obviously hope to avoid that fate.

36.   The efforts of Salon and other online publications that focus on content are scrambling to avoid the fate of Wired, the mother of online publications.

37.   The old Europe, with centralized collective bargaining and a heavy government hand, avoided that fate.

38.   The strategy seems to have calmed local financial markets and helped Brazil avoid the fate of Southeast Asian nations whose currencies were routed by speculators.

39.   The Trojans avoided that fate, but barely, in a grating performance Saturday that left the school with some amends to make both on and off the field.

40.   These groups are trying to avoid the fate that continues to befall outspoken dissidents in China.