1.   Further swelling ER crowds are measures intended to protect consumers, the center said.

2.   The crowds are swelled by Americans living abroad and hungering for a little home cooking.

3.   Bystanders swelled the crowd, blocking traffic and forcing officials to take steps to get it moving again, he said.

4.   The crowds were swollen by people arriving for a sepak takraw match between Thailand and Malaysia in a nearby arena, he added.

5.   Students also gathered in Rouen, Tours and Lyon, where striking railwaymen, postal workers and energy-sector employees rallied to the cause, swelling the crowds.