11.   A heavy security presence brought an uneasy calm to most trouble spots Saturday.

12.   A heavy security presence brought an uneasy calm to most trouble spots today, but isolated disturbances were reported.

13.   His presence here has brought a series of protests from China, which considers the island a breakaway province and opposes any high-level contact between Washington and Taipei.

14.   No name in basketball commands attention like that of Jordan, whose mere presence would bring instant excitement to a moribund franchise.

15.   Some say the military presence brings back bad memories.

16.   Their presence has brought heated criticism from delegates.

17.   But both governments are downplaying hopes that the US presence would bring a swift end to the nine month-old hostage crisis.

18.   Peacekeepers themselves say their presence has brought a sense of security among the Angolans especially in the countryside, hence the trend to move back to their homes.