81.   USC insisted that Hayes pay the fine by obtaining a formal loan through a Stockton bank to avoid the appearance of breaking NCAA rules.

82.   When traveling, an executive and his secretary should be sure to request rooms on separate floors to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

83.   White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry said Clinton wants to avoid any appearance of trying to influence the outcome.

84.   While not mentioning Fidelity, Levitt charged fund directors with looking more closely at what fund managers do in their own accounts, to avoid the appearance of conflicts.

85.   While GOP lawmakers are united thus far, pressure is building even within their own ranks to avoid any appearance of favoritism to Gingrich.

86.   You may be able to avoid court appearances for a procedure called probate if the deceased has written a good will and has sets up trust funds.

87.   Primakov, who has been scrupulous in avoiding any appearance of greater ambition, was quick to dismiss claims that he was acting on his own initiative.

88.   Alexander called that unusual, saying most candidates place their assets in a blind trust to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

89.   Apparently trying to avoid the appearance of a religious schism, Fu insisted that his group was only an association, not a separate church.

90.   Both sides agreed to move the case from Orange County to Los Angeles to avoid the appearance of conflict.