1.   There has been sporadic violence downtown.

2.   And what they accomplished they did without the court battles, angry protests or sporadic violence that has marked movements for American Indian rights throughout North America.

3.   A grim, isolated compound, it is a breeding ground for drug abuse, petty crime and sporadic violence.

4.   After only sporadic violence in the last two months, the last week has brought several deadly encounters between rival factions of the security forces.

5.   After three days of clashes and sporadic violence, protesters at the Democratic National Convention found their message washed out Thursday.

6.   But even though the Capitol has seen sporadic violence, its crowded corridors, meandering tourists and open lawns speak of a government of the people.

7.   But sporadic violence was reported across the country.

8.   But sporadic violence and the specter of an all-fronts Israeli retaliation prompted Washington to dispatch Tenet to try to cement the cease-fire.

9.   Congressional leaders stressed that they hoped to keep the Capitol, which has seen sporadic violence over its two centuries, relatively open to visitors.

10.   Even as street stalls fill with goods and Afghans rejoice at peace, sporadic violence suggests tribal, religious and political fault lines largely invisible to Western eyes.