Drummond is apparently willing to risk total alienation of the jury on the prayer of causing enough doubt to muddy the waters.

But to make ends meet, a major part of the plans presented to creditors on Monday involved sharply cutting marketing costs, a tactic that risks further alienation of sales personnel.

Asked whether the N.A.A.C.P. risked alienation by employing such tough tactics, Dr. Chavis responded: "We are not trying to stage a media stunt here.

But even a modest acceptance of cool's minimum demands may risk alienation from other blacks, stunt mainstream aspirations and generally heighten suspicion of the outside world.

As quarterback of the school's football team, and arguably one of the most popular students at McKinley, it is Finn who risks alienation by his friends to join the glee club.

"Scottish companies have been noticeably reluctant to go into deals with one or other of the big Glasgow clubs with Tennents typical of those businesses that realise that they risk alienation from a significant part of their core market if they sponsor one club but not the other."

Monteith plays Finn, star quarterback of the school's football team who risks alienation by his friends after joining the glee club.

Risking alienation and inviting ambivalence, "Fences" haunts one with complexity of character and relationships, and themes that reach beyond the dirt backyard and porch of a crumbling urban setting.

Rosen's best argument is that newspapers risk alienation from the community if they mindlessly focus coverage on ineffective governments and disconnected public officials.

B8 REFUGE - Americans opposed to the bombing in Afghanistan may risk alienation for speaking in public, but are finding like-minded people on the Internet.