1.   Apparently having been told that his city had indeed demolished the sculpture, he let Ms. Oldham speak.

2.   Despite protests from loyal patrons, the city demolished it and created the park instead.

3.   Last year, the city demolished an Arab center for disabled youth that was built nearby without a permit.

4.   The city did demolish Africville, its historic black community settled by many freed slaves, but the bulldozers never made it to the waterfront.

5.   The city also demolished huts that had been illegally constructed along the street leading to the Birendra International Convention Center, where the national leaders meet Friday and Sunday.