1.   In Ramallah, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, remained penned into his office compound for the seventh day, surrounded by Israeli soldiers.

2.   In the fall, construction will begin on a federal office compound to replace the Murrah building.

3.   Ministers accompanied by bodyguards were driven out of the office compound through a side gate after the meeting.

4.   Yanagisawa has been trying to boost the credibility of his watchdogs, and he refused to move into the same office compound as the Finance Ministry.

5.   Arafat, whose battered office compound is just down the road, has seen his popularity swing wildly in the last month.

6.   Bikers roared into his office compound to show solidarity, and he was mobbed like a movie star when he appeared in court.

7.   But because of security concerns, the staff were essentially confined to the office compound or the U.N. guesthouse, she said.

8.   Israeli tanks and bulldozers did considerable damage to the office compound, which was littered with hulks of smashed cars and rubble from destroyed buildings.

9.   Tanks were deployed in front of the presidential residence and office compound while troops were stationed at key ministry buildings.

10.   The activists later agreed to leave the office compound after voicing their strong rejection.