O'Driscoll won three of his first five games in charge of City, but they failed to avoid relegation in May after claiming only two victories in their final 15 games of the season.
As expected CRS-exposed animals lost their preference for saccharin, but also failed to avoid a bitter quinine solution.
But if they failed to avoid a stick -- a predator, a natural hazard or aggression from others of their species -- Wham, no more chances to pass on their genes.
With a little bad luck on several well stroked but badly directed balls, the Yankees failed to avoid Percival, or their fourth defeat on this seven-game homestand, 3-1.
The match at Leeds was never dull but the outcome was decided once Sri Lanka failed to avoid the follow-on.
A little over three weeks later, Mr. Brown had the fatal collision that Autopilot failed to avoid.
All have been tried, and all have failed to avoid new fighting.
Even if he failed to avoid a turnover on his first series.
But there were no political solutions to individual heartaches and frustration, even among women who tried, and all too often failed, to avoid causing them.
In addition to Norwich, the only other team at the bottom who failed to avoid defeat were Plymouth.
