1.   A doctor moved possessions back into his ransacked clinic near the still deserted market as an assistant swept up debris.

2.   Markets were mostly deserted and businesses closed Wednesday, the first day of the three-day strike that was marked by killings and explosions.

3.   Markets were deserted and streets empty except for children playing soccer and pedestrians strolling.

4.   The government has been struggling to maintain the value of the ruble at a time when Russian financial markets are being deserted by frightened investors.

5.   The market was swiftly deserted as people fled.

6.   The secondary Treasury bill market was virtually deserted with no buyers nor sellersgiving respectable quotes.

7.   Traders quipped that some investors seemed to have deserted the market to get a head start on a summer weekend at the beach.

8.   While the conventional markets were deserted, it was all bustle and go at the alternative markets.

9.   Another quiet day on New Zealands sharemarket saw the benchmark index close almost flat Tuesday as offshore interest deserted the market, dealers said.

10.   Around the cave, the Arab market is deserted.