11.   In east Jerusalem, he found polling places ringed by Israeli police and soldiers, a formidable security cordon intended to assure violence would not mar the balloting.

12.   In Xochimilco organizers of the march set up a tight security cordon around the stage were the Zapatista delegation was to appear.

13.   Israel can prudently protect its cities by moving its security cordon back to checkpoints along the borders of the West Bank and Gaza.

14.   Israeli forces also put a tight security cordon around major West Bank cities as the government promised to step up its attacks on Palestinian targets.

15.   Israel also announced some easing of the security cordon thrown around Palestinian areas after the recent violence.

16.   No details have been released at the negotiations here, which have been secluded behind a news blackout and a tight security cordon.

17.   North Koreans tried several times to break the security cordon outside the compound where he was holed up.

18.   Red Sox players ran toward the bleachers to salute fans, and two fans broke through the security cordon to congratulate players.

19.   Reporters who were working in the area Wednesday said the militia appeared to be providing a security cordon for the search.

20.   Strangers in a strange land, U.S. troops had already been forced by the deepening threat of terrorism to retreat within a tighter and tighter security cordon.