1.   For the moment the city seems quiet, but the fighting could start again at any time.

2.   The fighting apparently started between pro-government forces loyal to Defence Minister Ahmed Shah Masud and Hezb-i-Wahdat forces.

3.   Before the fighting started between Israelis and Palestinians, there were plans to have children from the town and from neighboring Arab towns paint murals on the wall.

4.   A statement from the rebel group backed by Uganda said the fighting started after Rwandan soldiers blocked the road to the airport and fired at Ugandan soldiers.

5.   Eight American soldiers have been killed since the fighting started.

6.   Like other refugees, Safar Muhammad, an Uzbek farmer, predicted that once the fighting started, even the Pashtuns from the south would end up switching sides.

7.   My parents came to visit the day before the fighting started.

8.   Neill said her parents were initially happy about her study abroad, but when the fighting started, they began asking her to come home.

9.   Northern Alliance commanders said they hoped that many Taliban troops would join them once the fighting started.

10.   On the day actual fighting started in the Gulf War, the stock market began a powerful rally.