11.   On the streets of Ramallah, thousands of Palestinians gathered for a funeral of one of the Palestinian policemen killed by Israeli forces.

12.   Residents near the collapsed buildings began returning to their homes, and thousands gathered for a heart-rending prayer service under heavy security at Yankee Stadium.

13.   She died the next day, and two weeks later thousands of people gathered at Makaha Beach for a memorial service she had planned.

14.   That was evident on Thursday, when thousands of workers gathered outside the White House.

15.   The demonstration was similar to a prayer vigil held last week in which thousands gathered in support of the boy.

16.   These are good times for conservatives, thousands of whom gathered in suburban Washington this weekend for an annual retreat known as the Conservative Political Action Conference.

17.   Thousands of supporters gathered outside his Khartoum house to celebrate the founding of his Popular National Congress Party.

18.   Thousands gathered in northern Thailand for another speech.

19.   Thousands of people gathered in the darkness, shining flashlights into the sky and vowing to continue their protests against any effort to return Elian to Cuba.

20.   Thousands of residents gathered in front of them for photo-taking sessions.