71.   Most were sentenced to labor camps to avoid court trials.

72.   One change avoids a trial if the defendant confesses and agrees to a penalty chosen by the judge.

73.   On Wednesday a Bolivian judge denied bail to the four, who face kidnapping and other charges, because he feared they would flee the country to avoid trial.

74.   The court also said that Continental could avoid trial if it demonstrated prompt efforts to correct any harassment.

75.   The plea avoids a trial that was expected to last three to six months.

76.   The tire company also avoided trial in another suit, announcing a settlement Thursday.

77.   The U.S. Justice Department has claimed Lileikis is feigning illness to avoid trial.

78.   The U.S. Justice Department claims Lileikis is feigning illness to avoid trial.

79.   Thompson held open the possibility that the two sides could work out a plea agreement and avoid trial.

80.   Trying to avoid a trial altogether, defense lawyers have argued that the fraud charges are defective because Welch and Johnson never personally benefited from their dealings.