1.   He said that petro-chemical plants with little or no pollution controls were releasing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste into the atmosphere every year.

2.   The former Teesside Polytechnic celebrated its name change by releasing hundreds of balloons into the sky above Middlesbrough.

3.   And on another beautiful fall day, celebrants released hundreds of white balloons with green ribbons.

4.   As the brothers sang, people in the crowd released hundreds of blue and white balloons.

5.   After the rally, campaign workers released hundreds of red, white and blue balloons, while fireworks exploded overhead, disgorging small American flags attached to parachutes.

6.   By releasing hundreds of pages of medical records to the press, Senator John McCain put to rest rumors that never should have started.

7.   For their part, Palestinian negotiators are demanding that Israel release hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenue that it has frozen.

8.   In addition, he said Arafat has released hundreds of Hamas leaders who are considered enemies of Israel and said Arafat.