1.   He scoured the ground for tiny trip wires or depression caps no larger than the buttons on a shirt.

2.   I was sad this spring when I scoured the ground and found nary a scalloped leaf.

3.   Krause scoured the grounds and pulled the strings to get Pippen in a Bulls uniform.

4.   Perhaps, but these days the White House is scouring the ground for Agnew-style photo-ops.

5.   Their eyes scour the ground for a white nub protruding from the lumpy soil.

6.   Police on Wednesday continue scouring the grounds of a secretive doomsday cult suspected of manufacturing deadly nerve gas -- and perhaps even biological weapons.

7.   After marking out the area and taking measurements, the seven-strong team fanned out, scouring the ground before stopping at several mounds to prod the earth.

8.   Police were maintaining a watch on the venue after having spent Saturday night scouring the grounds for any bombs.