11.   A Finnish tanker that was stranded by thick ice has finally reached a remote region in northeast Russia to deliver badly needed fuel supplies, news reports said Friday.

12.   A thick ice crust formed over many pastures made it impossible for the reindeer to graze.

13.   A thick ice crust formed over many pastures, making it impossible for the reindeer to graze.

14.   After weather reports showed the waterway was covered with thick ice that day, police declined to search the stream.

15.   But doubts about the report surfaced when weather reports showed the waterway was covered in thick ice at the time.

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

17.   However, doubts about the claim surfaced when weather reports showed the waterway was covered with thick ice at the time.

18.   Researchers are now finding small plants in areas previously covered by thick ice.

19.   The ships were making slow progress because of the thick ice, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

20.   They walked and exercised the dogs on the thick ice, which gradually moved the ship hundreds of miles away from its destination.