41.   Netanyahu, who narrowly avoided defeat in the Knesset last week, said he would not shy away from elections.

42.   Now they must rely on the best defensive record in Europe to avoid defeat at Romania.

43.   Scottish champion Glasgow Rangers should clinch the title for the eighth season in a row Sunday by avoiding defeat at home to Aberdeen.

44.   Sri Lanka never recovered from early losses and battled for the remaining part of the game to avoid defeat at the hands of the Indians.

45.   That would put it ahead of Rangers on goal difference but the defending titlist can leap back to the top by avoid defeat at Aberdeen Sunday.

46.   Sri Lanka struggled to avoid defeat at the hands of India in the third and final cricket test on Sunday.

47.   That result means the Irish must score and avoid defeat in Brussels in the return leg.

48.   The document, which Choi claimed to be authentic, showed the Seoul government had plotted to postpone scheduled local elections to avoid defeat.

49.   The final stages saw Zidane squander a late chance as Madrid battle in vain to avoid defeat.

50.   The Germans need simply to avoid defeat.