11.   Most vineyard owners live amid their vines.

12.   New Yorkers define themselves by expecting to live amid great triumphs and tragedies.

13.   Others are Cornell graduates who like the idea of retirement living amid stimulating company in the vicinity of their university, said Karen Smith, the admissions director.

14.   People who come into contact with children living amid domestic violence should start by listening carefully.

15.   Some are punched by mortar fire, and through the gaping holes poor Syrian immigrant workers can be seen living amid the rubble.

16.   They lived amid the filth and flies and degradation because, by their standards, the living was good.

17.   They live amid gutted houses and overgrown gardens that speak of long neglect and decay.

18.   They live amid toxic waste from lampblack, a powdery carbon, and coal tar left behind from gas manufacturing a century ago.

19.   To put it mildly, it is harder for a child to learn when she lives amid decay and danger.

20.   Today, Gov. Gary Locke lives amid Chippendale mirrors and windows fashioned after those at Monticello.