61.   Most traffic was stopped and stores closed Sunday, paralyzing the city of nine million people.

62.   Officials could not say how many stores would close or whether there would be layoffs.

63.   Porte Colborne and Kingston decided to keep beer and liquor stores closed as usual Sunday.

64.   Sales staff at other boutiques said they were nervous about losing their jobs, but Yaohan managers had assured them the store would not close.

65.   Stores closed their doors after other groups joined the protests and began throwing rocks.

66.   Soldiers and security guards took positions atop rooftops and patrolled the streets as traffic halted and stores closed in Bagherhat and Khulna cities.

67.   Some stores will close, and minimal layoffs will be necessary, although company officials did not have specific locations or number of employees affected, the report said.

68.   That is why there are times when she forgets her lunch or dinner and has to be reminded to go home because the store was closing.

69.   Stores closed and traffic halted for the second straight day Monday as opposition parties enforced a nationwide general strike.

70.   Stores close because owners fear the shops will be damaged or looted if they defy the strike.