1.   And the governor did not blink when the team threatened to desert the city and leave a gaping hole downtown.

2.   But even as the light fades from the Loop, and commuters begin to desert the city for the suburbs, the rest of Chicago is just switching on.

3.   By early afternoon, the city was nearly deserted, but security remained on high alert.

4.   Then he threatened to desert the city until he got a better lease.

5.   They are not going to desert their cities, though Columbus should consider moving to a field that is bigger than a foosball table.

6.   With qualified teachers deserting the cities, charter schools would be subject to the same staff shortages.

7.   Authorities scheduled the most annoying of the street projects for the getaway month of August, when Italians annually desert their cities for the beaches and for the mountains.

8.   It does not mean that the city is deserted in the evening though.

9.   Kandahar residents contacted by phone said the city was largely deserted, except for pickup trucks of Taliban soldiers armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs.

10.   Muscovites desert the city in huge numbers on summer weekends, and the usually noisy and crowded capital had an air of lazy relaxation.