1.   He kept the media waiting for nearly an hour before making an appearance.

2.   Houston police officers patrolled on foot, bicycle and horseback, seemingly concerned mainly with keeping the media from blocking the courthouse entrance.

3.   Keep the medium on the dry side.

4.   Needless to say, the PR people devoted maximum effort to keeping the media at bay at the exact time that they should have been explaining and interpreting nonstop.

5.   Remlinger suggested that the policy could change if the media is kept out of the clubhouses immediately after games, giving teams a chance to celebrate in private.

6.   Security was tight at the meeting, and media were kept at a distance.

7.   The luring-the-Rams story keeps the media and the fans busy.

8.   The public is on to this stuff, of course, and has learned to keep the media grandstanding in perspective.

9.   Van Gundy has argued his stand over more than just the use of game microphones, attempting to keep the media out of practices.

10.   Prosecutors cited security and the sensitivity of the case as their reasons for keeping the media out.