1.   The entire city has been gripped by baseball mania.

2.   Unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment.

3.   Business owners and city officials had been waiting for this week for months, many fearing that protests and negative publicity might grip the city.

4.   Gary Moskowitz is disturbed by one thing, above all else, in the spate of police shootings that have gripped this city.

5.   Hours before the music is set to begin, Woodstock fever appears to have gripped this city in upstate New York.

6.   Indeed, thanks to the broiling heat wave that gripped the city in recent weeks, local coffeehouses and cafes report Jet Tea sales have been brisk.

7.   It does lead, however, to a big-plate syndrome that seems to grip the city.

8.   Magic fever has gripped the city, with talk of the finals dominating conversation.

9.   Massive rush hour traffic tie-ups gripped the city late Thursday following the new security measures.

10.   Residents of Pristina, the provincial capital, say fear has gripped the city, with rumors of kidnappings keeping them at home at night.