1.   By dawn Sunday, the streets, guarded by thousands of police officers, were quiet.

2.   Instead of taking on the guerrillas in combat, thousands of soldiers guard power stations and oil pipelines against sabotage.

3.   Thousands of police officers guarded the park and the gates of a picket fence encircling the Great Lawn.

4.   Thousands of troops guarded the courthouse in Manila, though only a few dozen protesters rallied outside.

5.   Across India, thousands of policemen guarded ballot boxes.

6.   Both venues are to be guarded by thousands of police and troops in case of street protests, security chiefs said.

7.   Hearing in the case is likely to be shifted to Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, which is guarded by thousands of securitymen.

8.   No unauthorized crossings have been reported so far at the Tajik border, which is guarded by thousands of Russian troops.

9.   The cricket stadium and surrounding areas are guarded by thousands of policemen and paramilitary forces.

10.   Thousands of police guarded shops, banks and petrol stations from potential rioters.