1.   As part of the sketchy picture, for example, voters heard that Mockus had admitted to bribing a traffic policeman in order to avoid a fine.

2.   A security officer pointed out that in Kabul, the law requires one handler for every ox, and the owner was lucky to avoid a fine.

3.   Grand Metropolitan quickly settled with the FTC, avoiding a fine after agreeing to modify the ads.

4.   Michaud avoided a fine because he had entered the salami on his Customs declaration.

5.   The advocacy groups accused the mayor of seeking to pack the board with his own members to avoid a fine.

6.   The day-trading firms at the center of the talks have largely avoided regulatory fines and are best known for their software development and relatively heavy trading volumes.

7.   They deal with the same insurance companies that were allegedly convinced to contribute to the foundations, allegedly to avoid fines.

8.   Another major independent daily temporarily closed down to avoid the fines.

9.   Riders can avoid fines if they voluntarily take their motorbikes in for inspection.

10.   Some of the extras came from families who exceeded strict government-set birth limits and tried to hide additional children to avoid fines.