11.   Businesses have reopened, people have returned and once-destroyed homes are slathered in fresh paint.

12.   Many businesses only reopened last Monday, and that was very, very difficult for us.

13.   Markets are bustling, businesses have reopened and new construction is slowly hiding the wreckage of war.

14.   Merchants are clearing the rubble, small businesses are reopening.

15.   Monrovia was peaceful Tuesday, and businesses reopened after closing their doors during the riots.

16.   Monrovia was peaceful Tuesday, and businesses reopened after closing their doors during recent riots.

17.   Tensions remained high in the capital Monday, although some businesses had reopened.

18.   The image he projected to the world was that of a man rebuilding his life, recently sending letters to clients saying his antique restoration business was reopening.

19.   While businesses were gradually reopening, life remained far from normal, with the neighborhood dominated by a demolition site doubling as a mass cemetery.