1.   Congress takes great pains to avoid reminding voters that they themselves finance such mailings.

2.   The enemy naturally realized this fully and took great pains to avoid the consequences.

3.   And Arafat has taken pains to avoid building up a potential successor who might also be a rival.

4.   And in public, U.S. officials have taken pains to avoid clarifying precisely what was decided.

5.   Anticipating accusations of political manipulation, the national security team took pains to avoid any appearance of political meddling.

6.   At the same time, he took pains to avoid suggesting that he was anything more than a dedicated amateur.

7.   But Chavis said Promise Keepers takes great pains to avoid political entanglements.

8.   Despite the offensive on judicial vacancies, Clinton has generally taken pains to avoid controversial confirmation battles.

9.   Home Depot has taken pains to avoid similar mistakes.

10.   In fact, some shows take great pains to avoid looking like hucksters.