1.   Few soldiers ventured into the open, though the alliance took another casualty when its own mortar fire struck too close to its own troops.

2.   Frost, which struck close to coffee-growing areas Monday night, damages coffee trees, reducing future crops.

3.   If the earthquakes continue to progress toward the west, the next big one could strike very close to Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, Barka said.

4.   It has been more than a decade since Israeli military aircraft struck as close to downtown Beirut as they did on Thursday.

5.   It was a truth that struck close to the bone while I was preparing to write this, my last Digital Commerce column.

6.   It was the first time NATO planes struck so close to Pale.

7.   Tanjug said a girl was killed and another person was injured in the attack when a missile went astray and struck close to a department store.

8.   The second round was halted with nine groups still on the course when storms moved in, producing a bolt of lightning that struck close to the practice range.

9.   Theories abound as to why the attackers struck so close to Algiers.

10.   They were the first time NATO planes struck so close to Pale.