11.   Although the sound of gunfire is common in some Washington neighborhoods, its arrival at the White House doorstep is a distressing development for city residents.

12.   Although the recent shootings outside the White House have shocked even battle-scarred city residents, most people realize that no one is immune.

13.   And city residents are changing the habits of a lifetime.

14.   And she wants city contractors to draw their unskilled workers from city residents.

15.   And many city residents distrust white investors from the suburbs.

16.   And the mayor, who has sought out grievance counselors for advice on how to address city residents, urged calm.

17.   And thousands of city residents still triple-lock their apartment doors and buy more sophisticated alarm systems every year to protect themselves and their valuables.

18.   As city residents, Osceola Center tenants can vote for the city commissioners who appoint the housing authority board.

19.   As one New Yorker points out, city residents have had to learn how to hug.

20.   At a news conference Tuesday evening, Luzhkov urged city residents to step up communal watch patrols as they did in the high state of alert last fall.