1.   As a result of the anti-blocking rules and the new access routes, the Federal Communications Commission says that complaints about blocked access have all but disappeared.

2.   A drop in hotel phone surcharges followed Federal rulings forbidding blocked access.

3.   Burly policemen in dark blue camouflage uniforms, equipped with flak jackets and pistols in their belts, blocked access to most reporters seeking to get into Srbica.

4.   Dozens of old factories and seedy restaurants that blocked access to the waterfront were torn down, creating a Mediterranean beach marvelous for strolling and sunbathing.

5.   These included blocked access to electrical cabinets, the use of too many extension cords, and damaged carpeting that presented a tripping hazard.

6.   He did not make specific reference to Florida, where some blacks complained of blocked access to polls.

7.   Kenyan police and soldiers who arrived soon after blocked access to an adjacent seven-story office building that was also destroyed, trapping scores within the rubble.

8.   On Friday, U.N. peacekeepers squared off against Bosnian Serb troops on a key Sarajevo road as the Serbs blocked access to the besieged city.

9.   Police blocked access to the area and searched for other bombs.

10.   Authorities in early January disabled long-distance services -- both international and domestic -- from public booths and blocked Internet access amid rising tension between India and Pakistan.