1.   Both sides came armed with placards and megaphones as they circled the mansion trying to out-shout each other.

2.   Like most dealers Naumann came armed to please collectors whose tastes are very different from those who buy at his Madison Avenue gallery.

3.   Many came armed with their own missing-persons fliers and posters, handmade during the longest night of their lives.

4.   Robert Crowe, an assistant U.S. attorney in San Francisco, confirmed that regulators came armed with a search warrant and hauled off documents and computer programs.

5.   The Big Unit came back armed with a lively fastball, knee-buckling slider and pinpoint control that belied his extended absence.

6.   He said many came armed with rockets and rocket-propelled grenades.

7.   The Vincents came armed with blankets, rain gear and food to stake out their waiting spot.