1.   In the end, I managed to escape the brunt of the food-spitting madness.

2.   Unemployment has risen for nearly every group, climbing most sharply for college graduates and others who usually escape the brunt of a downturn.

3.   But St. Lucia escaped the brunt of the storm, which moved closer to the south shores of Dominica as it plunged into the eastern Caribbean Sea.

4.   Similar preparations were reported in Dominica, which escaped the brunt of Luis but received enough rain to cause some damage.

5.   Similar preparations were reported in Grenada and Dominica, which escaped the brunt of Luis but received enough rain to cause some damage.

6.   Some of the East Coast escaped the brunt of the storm because it developed farther north and east than forecast.

7.   Similar preparations were reported in Grenada, Dominica and St. Lucia, which escaped the brunt of Luis but received enough rain to cause some damage.

8.   Similar situations were reported in Grenada, Dominica and St. Lucia, which escaped the brunt of Luis, but received enough rain to cause some damages.

9.   St. Croix escaped the brunt of Hurricane Marilyn and should have all tourism facilities up and running before mid-October.