1.   She ran like the wind down the stairs to escape.

2.   It is part of the wind down of NATO bases, following the end of the cold war.

3.   In the end defeat was taken graciously by the French who joined in with a boistrous wind down session the following day.

4.   The squadron is returning to America as part of the wind down of NATO bases after the end of the Cold War.

5.   Analysts will be looking for signs that gasoline demand will weaken in coming weeks as summer winds down.

6.   And not one seems more up in the air or in more turmoil as the final hours to polling wind down.

7.   Apparently, not everyone thinks the whistling of wind down through the Grand Canyon is music worth protecting from the drone of sightseeing aircraft.

8.   As Congress winds down its legislative business for the year, lawmakers from states with military bases are scrambling to find a solution.

9.   As summer winds down -- and ambition with it -- this is a perfect day for your Uncle Fearless to let some readers do the work.

10.   As the U.S. bombing campaign in Afghanistan winds down, reports of more civilian casualties have emerged from southeastern Afghanistan, according to Afghan tribal leaders and aid workers.