1.   The police used their batons indiscriminately, bringing down anyone in their path.

2.   They struggled, but police used batons.

3.   Although Mendelssohn was one of the first conductors to use a baton, Ludwig Spohr had done so earlier.

4.   Gilmartin said it would have been risky and inappropriate for the officers to use batons in an attempt to disarm the boy.

5.   He rarely spoke from the bandstand, and used the baton mostly as a prop, preferring to chat amiably with dancing couples.

6.   Longtime critics of the LAPD like the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California say they welcome the evidence that officers are using their batons less frequently.

7.   Police officials say some of the problems, including civil rights violations and a quickness to use the baton, can be traced to deficiencies in training.

8.   Police in riot gear used batons to push back the demonstrators from the intersection before making their arrests.

9.   Riot police fired into the air and used batons to disperse crowds that had gathered at several plazas throughout the capital.

10.   Some demonstrators tossed bottles, while officers used batons to force the crowd back.