1.   By early afternoon, an eerie quiet had settled over the shabby city, but it was punctuated by frequent gunfire.

2.   She is frightened, for example, by the frequent gunfire in the neighborhood.

3.   Witnesses in Dili described the noise of frequent automatic gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades, and bazookas.

4.   Hebron settlers pressed the Israeli government to take control of the Abu Sneineh section because of frequent gunfire from Palestinian militants directed at the Jewish enclave below.

5.   Hebron settlers have been pressing the Israeli government to take control of the Abu Sneineh section because of frequent gunfire from Palestinian militants directed at the Jewish enclave below.

6.   Israelis have been moving away from some isolated settlements, because of frequent gunfire attacks on roads and economic difficulties.

7.   Israeli military sources said the purpose was to stop frequent gunfire from the area.

8.   The Israeli military said its troops moved on five Palestinians who were carrying out an attack from an area where frequent gunfire is directed at Israeli forces.

9.   The Israeli military said its troops targeted five Palestinians who were carrying out an attack from an area where frequent gunfire is directed at Israeli forces.

10.   Frequent gunfire and explosions had been heard throughout the night.