1.   And yet under the rubble of what had once been a peaceful rural retreat, Schmemann found embers of humanity, vitality and even continuity.

2.   As the team went to a rural retreat in Beaujolais country, the players began whining about being isolated, far from the bright lights of downtown Lyon.

3.   Aides said Clinton would fly to the rural retreat only if it appeared his influence could be of use between the two parties.

4.   She just wanted some land as a rural retreat for herself and her grandchildren who live in San Francisco.

5.   The artists, collectors and friends with whom Calder surrounded himself in this rural retreat of New York culturati also helped stimulate and shape his ideas.

6.   The president will stay at this rural retreat through Sunday, when he will travel to Hartford, Conn., for the first of two presidential debates.

7.   Throughout Connecticut this summer, whether along the coast, in the cities or in rural retreats, the range of significant summer shows is impressive.

8.   Unlike his father, who chose Kennebunkport, Maine, as his rural retreat, George W. looked to Crawford because it frames him as a mythic Texan.

9.   With him they hunted and fished at rural retreats and prepared for their formal royal roles.

10.   Proceeds of the sale of the ear trumpet and other items with literary connections will go to help the Royal Society of Literature establish a rural retreat for writers.