Utterly exhausted, the older dreamer miraculously avoided Yibb-Tstll's slimy grasp and went down on his knees beside his companion.

It's a little like peering into a crowded aquarium, where fish swirl about in all directions but miraculously avoid collision.

He reached the door and miraculously avoided any brawls caused by bumping into the Unicorn's uncouth clientele.

Miraculously avoiding smashing into a mountainside, Vylander found an open clearing and lined up the Stratocruiser for an emergency landing.

We shot past a large walnut tree, then between two wild cherry trees, miraculously avoiding all unyielding objects as we crashed through the underbrush, brambles tearing at us.

Mr. Longbottom's impeccably synchronized dancing for Ms. Ripley and Ms. Skinner, which miraculously avoids cheap camp, is beyond fault in the period-piece routines.

The real coup she has pulled off is to place the eclectic antiques sparingly, miraculously avoiding a cluttered look yet creating a rich sense of drama.

During a reunion with Thomas Chairs, she became pregnant again, smoked cocaine all through the nine months and miraculously avoided giving birth to a "drug baby," as a couple of her friends had.

He reads that "Rabbit Season Opens Today" and comments on his pleasure of living in a "more secure" urban environment (miraculously avoiding heavy traffic crossing the street while reading the paper).

Coach O'Neill, who miraculously avoided being called for a technical foul, even installed offensive sets.