11.   The Russian capital seems to have caught Christmas fever from the West, right down to the consumer frenzy.

12.   The shattered Chechen capital seems in the throes of slow-motion death.

13.   There was very little shooting overnight in Tirana and the capital seemed calm Friday.

14.   There was very little shooting overnight in Tirana and the capital seemed calm on Friday.

15.   While preserving capital may seem like a prudent strategy, your portfolio needs at least some growth to keep pace with inflation.

16.   Now, the capital seems to want to acquire a less traditional image than the one normally associated with Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.

17.   Saturday norning, the capital seemed virtually deserted, empty trams rattling along otherwise silent city streets.