1.   At the first rumor of an attack, the Zairian military fled.

2.   At the first rumor of an attack, the Zairian military had fled.

3.   Emery estimated that the first rumors started within hours of the attacks.

4.   He should have informed Gladchuk as soon as he heard the first rumor, certainly before addressing the team.

5.   In several cases in this region, government forces fled at the first rumors that Mai-Mai were coming.

6.   In many cases, the Zairian forces have fled at the first rumor of a rebel attack.

7.   Just the other day, Deion also floated his first rumor about returning to play baseball next season.

8.   The first rumors of the corruption investigations surfaced in December, but Chinese officials have begun confirming bits and pieces of them to Western diplomats.

9.   Winkler was on his way to breakfast in the commissary at the center of the dormitory complex when he heard the first rumor.

10.   First rumor, then fact, circulated in the evening that the children had been found alive and safe.