But in spite of a spirited defense by her civilian lawyer Frank Spinner, she escaped few charges.

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Denslow is one of the few illustrators who escaped Nast's shadow and created an orginal-looking Santa Claus.

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Few families have escaped the pain of this terrible recession.

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Mr Jagger, who used a wind-up torch to help a rescue helicopter find him, escaped with a few bruises.

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Few institutions in Congo have escaped the country's steady slide into ruin, and the university, built by its Belgian founders to be central Africa's biggest and best, is no exception.

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Some may scoff when they realise that two of those Tests were wins over Bangladesh, but few sides have toured Australia and escaped with a share of the spoils.

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Few parts of the globe have escaped its shadow.

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As a result, the U.S. escaped lightly, with just a few thousand computers hit.

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Goldman is one of the few American financial firms whose balance sheet has largely escaped the problems of the American housing market. (See "Goldman Only Brushed By The Credit Crunch") It may want to buy some or all of Wachovia itself, but if not, the firm could at least help it craft a deal or find a deep-pockets investor.

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