11.   How different has the political scene become?

12.   Instead, the scene becomes one of several departure points for a somber analysis of gender roles and dysfunctional behavior in general.

13.   It saw bedroom scenes become de rigueur in movies made for grown-ups.

14.   Karah Abiog danced this role with fervor, and the scene became a lament against injustice and a statement of faith in liberation.

15.   Maybe it will happen, especially now that the contemporary-music scene has become less fractious and more open-minded.

16.   Such scenes have become part of life under the harsh new rule of the Taliban, the Muslim religious movement that seized power in Afghanistan last month.

17.   The British rock scene had become sedate and apathetic.

18.   The channel has also been experimenting with new ways to present stand-up comedy, particularly now that the comedy-club scene has become glutted.

19.   The music scene has become so transitory that one group has been nicknamed the Whoever Has Time to Play Orchestra.

20.   The scene is becoming monotonous, for everyone but Martinez and the Yankees.