1.   The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.

2.   His gaze was inscrutable as he smiled at the American couple.

3.   Suddenly appearing very Italian, Michele Lorenzo gave the American couple a polite little bow.

4.   American couples who come here are not always eager or able to investigate the source of adopted babies.

5.   An American missionary couple, Martin and Gracia Burnham of Wichita, Kan., are being held as hostages of the group.

6.   An Islamic terrorist group called Abu Sayyaf has been holding hostages, including an American couple Gracia and Martin Burnham, in a jungle area on Basilan Island.

7.   An American couple in my tour group was accosted by a young Muslim man, who apparently was taking issue with their apparel.

8.   Another plain and pleasant place is Slim Joes restaurant on the Corte Campana, started originally by an American couple.

9.   As we walked back to the hotel, a young American couple asked to look at our map.

10.   At the orphanage, they met up with an American couple from outside Washington, D.C., who were using the same agency to adopt a boy.