Both sides had agreed early this year to avoid a repeat of last year's showdown.

This year, both the company and the union seemed eager to avoid a repeat of the experience.

They also want to avoid a repeat of last year's fiasco, but don't know how.

What is more, the Democrats have taken a number of steps to avoid a repeat of 1992.

The goal is to have elections clean enough to avoid a repeat of 1988.

Politicians across the spectrum called for a change in the legal process to avoid a repeat of the suspension.

Players spoke about the need to avoid a repeat of the slow start that nearly ended the Jets' season before it began.

Vincent, aware of that experience or simply wanting to avoid a repeat, would place someone on site.

Republicans hope to avoid a repeat of the past year's infighting.

It is too late, unfortunately, to take one important step toward avoiding a repeat of 2000 this year.