1.   As rebel forces advanced on Kabul during the day, an added sense of immediacy surrounded the deliberations, at which Secretary of State Colin Powell represented Washington.

2.   A grim sense of deja vu surrounds the sudden ouster of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan.

3.   A sense of urgency surrounded budget talks because local school districts were preparing to send out tax bills next Tuesday.

4.   A sense of disappointment surrounded these savvy Yankees this time because they were silenced.

5.   A sense of hopelessness surrounded the collapsed Ufundi building Tuesday as firefighters brought down body after body on canvas stretchers.

6.   But Americans are exotic creatures here, and a sense of wonder surrounded her visit last month with her extended family.

7.   The sense of expectation surrounded the unveiling of the latest prodigy.