1.   They seized his passport and barred him from leaving the country.

2.   Bates was released from St. Lucie County jail Wednesday to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Officer until his passport could be seized.

3.   He said that after seizing his passport six months ago, the Iranian government gave it back to him so he would be able to attend the conference.

4.   Prosecutors initially seized her passport, she said, but later returned it and said she was free to make the trip.

5.   The government had already raided his office, seized his passport, and banned two of his books.

6.   The police, who had never heard of the maestro, seized his passport and train ticket and began to investigate.

7.   Their optimism disappears as soon as they land in Odessa and their passports are seized.

8.   Police charged him with sexual abuse of a minor and seized his passport.

9.   Police tore apart a stereo, seized passports and even knocked down the bathroom sink.

10.   After Barings went broke, Bax was trapped in Singapore for months after Singapore authorities seized his passport as they investigated the case.