1.   A financial debacle at the parent of Swissair thrust the issue into public view.

2.   It was not until this month, when two Chinese newspapers published photo essays showing the violence, that the issue was thrust before the Chinese public.

3.   The Republicans seized on the rising popular resentment against immigrants to thrust the issue into the presidential election with a major bill cracking down on illegal immigration.

4.   Fox also will use the limelight to thrust issues of interest to Mexico back on the negotiating table with the United States.

5.   The issue was thrust to the forefront of Quebec politics Tuesday with a report from auditor general Guy Breton.

6.   The issue at hand was thrust into the international spotlight this past week after the grisly discovery of a suspected kidnapping and paedophilia ring in Belgium.