1.  The study has shown that those who quit the habit also avoided most of the risk of death from tobacco.

2.  Hard to say which characteristic kiddies should be told to avoid most.

3.  He avoided most of the heavy pressure and kept the team moving.

4.  It also suggests that by comparing migrant populations, scientists may get a handle on how women can modify their lives to avoid this most hated of malignancies.

5.  Keep your speed down and you will avoid most of this.

6.  Sure, the institutions miss a little upside appreciation, but they also avoid most of the downside risk of placing bets too early.

7.  The survivors apparently ran the opposite way, down the stairs, avoiding most of the smoke being blown upward through the tunnel by strong drafts.

8.  A U.N. aid convoy carrying prepackaged meals rolled into this isolated government enclave Tuesday, avoiding most of the usual Serb harassment for the first time in two years.