Future memoirists hoping to avoid run-ins with Oprah might do well to adopt the Molly O'Neill approach and let readers know right at the start - beginning with the title - that the ironclad historical record has been kneaded into something more pliable.

That is Steinberg's oblique reference to the Jets' policy of purposefully avoiding players with character flaws or even minor run-ins with authority (legal or coaching).

She explained how the officer's lot could, indeed, be happy and how - if the students finished high school, avoided run-ins with the law and did not impair their hearing by listening to deafening music from earphones and boxes - they, too, might be among the eligibles to join the force.

The pool should have a designated area for exercisers to avoid run-ins with lap and recreational swimmers.

In this atmosphere, editors of at least 17 left-wing publications have been arrested, and mainstream newspapers admit to self-censorship to avoid possible run-ins with the authorities.

In North Arlington, teen-agers can avoid serious run-ins with the police as long as they are walking from one point to another and not standing idly in one place after 10 P.M.

Matt finds difficulty in getting back into the dating game and finds himself constantly avoiding awkward run-ins with Tom.

To address the concerns - and avoid regulatory run-ins - the companies setting up the exchanges are including antitrust lawyers at almost every stage of the planning, executives say.

To avoid damaging run-ins, many couples develop divisions of labor.

And he predicts that in addition to improving service to investors, the program will ultimately help firms by giving them much more competent sales forces that can comfortably sell a wider variety of products and that will be more likely to avoid costly run-ins with regulators.