1.   Wilson described the talks as splendid and said that all sides had engaged in hard, thorough and committed work but all parties observed diplomatic silence on details.

2.   Apart from two hours a day, Carmelites observe complete silence, pray in solitude and work.

3.   Be quiet if silence is being observed.

4.   A minute silence was observed before kickoff for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

5.   At the Frankfurt International Auto Show, thousands of exhibitors and visitors observed the silence among the shiny new cars in the sprawling exhibition complex.

6.   Fans, many of them bearing American flags, observed the silence strictly.

7.   In the northern town of Kiryat Shemona, residents observed the silence inside bomb shelters as rockets fired by Iranian-backed guerrillas in Lebanon continued to fall.

8.   Local police chief Alain Gehin said the hijackers were observing radio silence and passing on their demands through the pilot.

9.   Likewise, arrivals and departures at major airports were delayed, while traffic in many parts of London came to a standstill to observe the silence.

10.   Oswiecim authorities initially banned the demonstration but reversed the decision when the organisers pledged to observe silence inside the camp and to refrain from disturbing public order.