1.   This concept was soon invoked, when the Gaz Fountain was hit near Halul with a cargo of propane and butane.

2.   A missile hit near a heating plant less than a mile from his apartment building, shaking the chandelier and the furniture like an earthquake, he said.

3.   Encarnacion went down when he was hit near the protective screen in front of first base.

4.   Everywhere, especially every time Bobby Bonilla comes to bat or has a ball hit near him.

5.   For a moment, it looked as if Ken Griffey Jr. might snare the ball because he usually catches anything hit near him.

6.   He will hit near the bottom of the order until he proves himself against big-league pitching.

7.   Hit near the top, took one big bounce like a trampoline, and slid down and hooked on to the ledge.

8.   Israeli aircraft hit near the southern town of Tyre, striking a civil defense ambulance and injuring four paramedics.

9.   It hit near the top of the wall and went for a two-run double.