1.   We are witnessing the birth of a civilization which nurtures ideas and creativity precisely because it is so rich in diversity.

2.   We are witnessing the birth of a new era.

3.   America is witnessing the birth of the security-industrial complex.

4.   And having witnessed the birth of Silicon Alley, he decided that the time was perfect to try some start-up companies on for size.

5.   And that, for cosmology at the close of the century that witnessed its birth as a science, was precisely the problem.

6.   BRIEFLY Running back Troy Hambrick, who missed practice Monday to witness the birth of his baby girl, was back on the field Tuesday.

7.   Danny, after all, has someone who witnessed the birth.

8.   During those three-and-a-half years, he witnessed the birth of the Brazilian Internet economy from the inside.

9.   Gross films inside the warthog den and we actually witness the birth.

10.   He emigrated to Palestine, witnessing the birth of the State of Israel.