21.   In Balata, rumors spread that the forces would go house to house.

22.   In San Ramon, Calif., where a rapist attacked two women within a week, rumors spread and citizens were arming themselves.

23.   It could also explain how rumors spread, says Watts, who is now a post-doctoral fellow at the Santa Fe Institute.

24.   Like a global brushfire, rumors spread through Miami, Havana, Washington and parts of Latin America last Wednesday that Castro had died.

25.   Nevertheless, the rumors have spread like butter on a piece of bread.

26.   Rumor spread that uniformed army and police officers were among the paramilitaries.

27.   Rumors have spread widely that Rosenberg was also stabbed repeatedly, that his throat was slit and that he was shot not once, but three times.

28.   Rumors spread at TCU that several younger players might be considering transferring from the school depending on the outcome of the coaching search.

29.   Rumors spread this summer that Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, the main torch-bearer for economic reform, had threatened to resign.

30.   Rumors spread throughout the hearing room that the public hearings would end after this week.