51.   Some viewers said they skipped work Thursday because they wanted to avoid crowds on the weekend.

52.   Some Americans in the Middle East are maintaining a low profile, varying routes and times for work and avoiding large crowds.

53.   The embassy suggested that other Americans in Pakistan leave the country, and if they stay, to avoid crowds, demonstrations and keep a low profile.

54.   The health ministry has encouraged people to avoid crowds in closed spaces and to practice good personal hygiene.

55.   The embassy also dropped a warning to American citizens to avoid travel to Indonesia unless the trip was essential, saying that visitors should exercise caution and avoid crowds.

56.   The U.S. State Department issued a warning that Americans living in Mongolia should stay away from the town and avoid crowds because of tensions over the shooting.

57.   The U.S. warning, issued Wednesday, did not elaborate on the nature of the threats but advised American citizens to avoid large crowds.

58.   The United States on Friday urged its citizens in Nigeria to take extra precautions and avoid large crowds during a weekend Islamic holiday in the West African country.

59.   This time he made a quiet entrance, avoiding a crowd of waiting journalists as he arrived Friday morning at Charles de Gaulle airport.

60.   U.S. Embassy officials had warned Americans living in Mongolia to stay away from the town of Moron and avoid crowds because of tensions over the shooting.