1.   But while not all the stores converted within the last four months appear so quiet, many of them hardly seem bustling with consumer excitement, either.

2.   He appears so quiet, so shy, yet so much in control.

3.   With markets closed, Wall Street only appeared quiet during the weekend.

4.   A Mackay resident who did not want to be identified said the city appeared quiet.

5.   Apart from isolated skirmishing, battlefields appeared quiet today.

6.   Earlier in the village of Bonga, all appeared quiet Friday, with laundry hanging outside huts.

7.   Mahala appeared quiet on Friday.

8.   The island appeared quiet on Friday.

9.   Armed police patrolled the surrounding areas, although the embassy building itself and its immediate surroundings appeared quiet despite the swarming police contingent in the area.

10.   Bukavu itself appeared relatively quiet, but with little evidence of any looting and violence, although aid agencies have reported that their depots were pillaged.