1.   Brenda slipped on the icy sidewalk.

2.   But the prospect of snowbanks and icy sidewalks leaves Jean Fox of Assonet, Mass. positively weary.

3.   In some areas, icy sidewalks were a bit treacherous.

4.   Once, while campaigning, she slipped on an icy Maine sidewalk and broke her arm.

5.   Snowstorms and icy sidewalks, in contrast, mean housebound fitness buffs are forced to vent their energies on indoor ski machines and treadmills.

6.   To avoid exposing her parents to icy sidewalks and roads, she did the shopping, too.

7.   While most roads were cleared by public works crews, icy sidewalks were left to the care of businesses and homes sitting behind them.

8.   Here, people walk deliberately, with few billboards or flashy ads to draw their attention from the icy sidewalks.

9.   Not even city streets were safe, with hospitals in southeastern Norway reporting near-record numbers of broken bones because people slipped and fell on icy sidewalks.

10.   On the first day of organized campaigning for Bradley in Buffalo, a hardy handful of volunteers fanned out over icy sidewalks.