11.   During the siege, which was gradually lifted from most towns this week, tanks and sharpshooters ringed Palestinian areas.

12.   Five fire trucks rushed to deal with the blaze, and security forces ringed the area to keep onlookers away.

13.   Housing areas are ringed by storm-water collection drains.

14.   However, al-Qaida had ringed the area with land mines and heavy clouds and snow had made low-level, pinpoint bombing difficult.

15.   However, al-Qaida had ringed the area with land mines, and heavy clouds and snow had made low-level, pinpoint bombing difficult.

16.   However, skirmishes continued through the pedestrian zone and police ringed the area, chasing and beating protesters.

17.   It appeared the Russians, based in northern Grozny, were pushing south into the city center and trying to ring the area around the presidential palace.

18.   On Thursday, at least five truckloads of heavily armed soldiers ringed the area in the outskirts of the city and set up road checkpoints.

19.   Police from a nearby town then ringed the area, stopping all train traffic.

20.   Scores of armed policemen ringed the area Tuesday.