11.   Whenever the site of a group home is chosen, neighbors have expressed fears about violent encounters or worries about finding buyers for their own houses.

12.   Prosecutors have lined up neighbors, dog owners and others who are prepared to testify that they had had violent encounters with the dogs.

13.   After a series of violent encounters, he appears to have accomplished his mission.

14.   Officials have also amassed hundreds of pieces of debris and evidence since the violent encounter that shocked Japan and prompted the government to call for stronger national security.

15.   The spate of violent encounters are the most unusual twist in what always has been a bizarre compact.