1.   But given the large number of battered vacant buildings that cover the landscape, there is no way to hide the reality that much work remains to be done.

2.   But soldiers moving through the town on Thursday clearly did not think all the danger had passed, as they scanned the rooftops and windows of the battered buildings.

3.   Netting covers the walls of battered buildings.

4.   On the other hand, he said, the beach restaurants have branched out aggressively and leave battered buildings and other unsightly debris around during the off-season.

5.   They say that with battered buildings, overflowing classrooms and outdated textbooks, they should have received extra money too.

6.   Rumors swept Grozny that Russian soldiers controlled the palace, but rebels said they still held the battered building in the heart of the city.

7.   Runn Elementary, a rundown sprinkling of battered buildings and trailers, depends on Texas handouts.

8.   Russian infantry moved toward the presidential palace, trying to surround the battered building.

9.   She could not enter her apartment in a battered building on a former frontline.