71.   As they do, the crowds invariably gather.

72.   As Whitman strolled down Smith Street, crowds gathered and walked alongside her.

73.   As soon as the ship left port, a crowd gathered in the huge tax-free store.

74.   As the officials milled about, a small, cheering crowd had gathered under the El across Jerome Avenue to watch.

75.   At a busy intersection, a crowd gathered to debate, as vendors poured shots of Turkish coffee.

76.   As we marched in this segregated area of the South Side, angry crowds gathered and the shouting turned to rock- and bottle-throwing.

77.   At one gate to the port, a crowd gathered below three soldiers standing guard atop empty cargo containers.

78.   At the Justice Department, Attorney General Janet Reno told the crowd of prosecutors gathered in the Great Hall that the president would not be coming.

79.   At the bash in Washington, enormous crowds gathered for a fireworks-studded evening of entertainment led by movie stars and musical artists.

80.   At the government offices, crowds with video cameras gathered while workers removed the last vestiges of the royal insignia.