1.   Can they contain their hostility long enough to look serious about national issues?

2.   But the Monitoring Group has succeeded in containing hostilities.

3.   But the monitoring group has generally succeeded in containing hostilities.

4.   But the monitoring group, with representatives from the United States, France, Syria, Lebanon and Israel, generally has succeeded in containing hostilities.

5.   Even lawmakers can barely contain their hostility.

6.   Government officials have tried to calm people by declaring they expect no major conflagration and pointing out they asked France and the United States to contain hostilities.

7.   Government officials have tried to calm people, saying they expect no major conflagration and pointing out they asked France and the United States to contain the hostilities.

8.   Many residents said they fear the army will retaliate, but law-enforcement officials were rushing to contain the hostilities.

9.   The committee comprises representatives of the United States, France, Lebanon, Israel and Syria and has met on numerous occasions in the past to contain the hostilities.

10.   The grounding of the helicopters scuttled a meeting at Naqoura of a five-nation security commission to contain escalating hostilities in the south.