1.   Another item that has become a common fixture in our lives, the cellular phone, is a great survival tool if you happen to carry one.

2.   Before the incursion, armed militiamen were a common fixture in downtown Bethlehem.

3.   A similar set of concerns surfaced a few years ago, when electronic mail became a common corporate fixture.

4.   But those were the days before sophisticated radar and satellite positioning systems became common fixtures on commercial vessels.

5.   Telephones have become a common fixture throughout the house.

6.   Collective presidencies are a common fixture in former communist countries.