11.   By contrast, at the half-completed House of Representatives the cranes were immobile Tuesday and there was no sign of activity.

12.   Construction cranes are towering across the skyline of Asia.

13.   Construction cranes are as numerous as Starbucks outlets.

14.   Grim-faced firefighters paced back and forth while a massive crane was set in place to begin the tedious process of removing debris before anyone could enter.

15.   Granted, cranes in snowdrifts are rare in these parts, but a heartfelt thank-you is even rarer.

16.   Hanging over it all are cranes from which people drop toward earth at the end of a bungee cord.

17.   In good light, with steady hands, using the magnifier, the one-millimeter crane is barely visible.

18.   One crane was to hold up the roof while the other crane lowered in the new beam.

19.   The construction crane is the most common city bird.

20.   The crane is gone, as is the barge on which it was mounted.