1.   The Fort had been under siege by guerrillas of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam since the eruption of the recent bout of hostilities in June.

2.   THE recent bout of good weather emphasised just how short Darlington town centre is of parks and open spaces where people can sit and enjoy the sun.

3.   A Kremlin doctor said Yeltsin, recovering from November heart surgery and a recent bout of pneumonia, would require three or four more weeks of convalescence.

4.   Cream soda, blamed by Bill Bradley for his recent bouts of irregular heartbeats.

5.   Despite his recent bout with viral meningitis that felled him in July on tour in Australia, Lewis plans on being there.

6.   Despite the recent bout with wintry chill and snow, the growing season will soon begin in the Northeast.

7.   Evans also noted that hospital records indicated Lewis had suffered from an upper respiratory infection the winter before his death, suggesting a recent bout with adenovirus.

8.   Explosive, contentious pre-fight appearances have increasingly become the hallmark of recent Tyson bouts, each one seemingly more menacing than the last.

9.   He said that the caffeine in cream soda may have been the cause of his recent bouts of irregular heartbeat.

10.   His most recent bout numbed his entire body, at its worst leaving him unable to hold a cup of coffee, let alone feed his newborn daughter.