11.   Streets remain undisturbed, saving time and money.

12.   That one made the rounds last winter as several feet of snow fell on Washington, and numerous residential streets remained unplowed for weeks.

13.   The few merchants say they can go all day without a single customer, while at night entire streets remain deserted.

14.   The streets remained strangely quiet in the early morning, as the first few people dared to step outside, tentatively, to check if all was safe.

15.   The streets remained palpably tense, though the worst of the violence appeared to be over.

16.   The street remained closed for five months until new money was found and a new contractor hired.

17.   Palestinians demand that the street be reopened immediately after Israeli troops redeploy, but Israel has said the street should remain closed for security reasons.

18.   After daybreak, the streets remained deserted aside from the troops.

19.   But many streets remained impassable because of thick ice.

20.   Despite the cloak of darkness, the streets remain safe from crime.