21.   Sergeant Margot Hill, a spokeswoman for the Boston Police Department, also rejects the idea that domestic violence occurs at a higher rate among officers.

22.   Sporadic violence occurred, amid bitter complaints by Copts of discrimination.

23.   Some violence is occurring without apparent motive.

24.   The government responded late in the week by beefing up military deployments in the coastal states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, where the worst violence occurred.

25.   The one positive sign is that anticipated violence has not occurred.

26.   The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs estimates from its review of the scanty research that domestic violence occurs in a quarter to a third of same-sex relationships.

27.   The tourist office, however, points out, correctly, that this violence occurs in areas primarily beyond where tourists and pilgrims will be visiting.

28.   The violence has occurred not only in villages but also in the capital as the government prepares for elections next month.

29.   The violence occurs all over the region.

30.   This heightened investor concern about holding big stock positions over the weekend when further violence might occur while the markets would be closed.