1.   The defendant, who appeared in the dock wearing an opennecked striped shirt, remained silent during the brief hearing.

2.   And Parliament debated and finally limited the right of a defendant to remain silent during trial.

3.   A month earlier, according to the Hebrew calendar, Israelis stand silent during their own sirens to honor their military dead.

4.   A select few have remained noticeably silent during the lockout.

5.   But unlike many other Democrats, Hevesi was largely silent during a series of incidents involving minority residents in which police misconduct was widely alleged.

6.   Garcia Abrego was silent during the proceedings, declining an opportunity to make a statement to the court.

7.   He is not keen on outbursts, always the perfect fit for a game that falls silent during a point.

8.   How can we get the modem inside the computer to be silent during the connection process?

9.   Holloman had every right to remain silent during the pledge, Acker wrote.

10.   Japan was noticeably silent during the recent crisis over Iraq, articulating only the request that any military action be postponed until after the Nagano Winter Olympics.