11.   Musharraf, ordered the heavy police and army presence concentrated in cities where anti-US protests have become especially virulent.

12.   Protests became increasingly intrusive and disruptive.

13.   Such protests could become more common.

14.   Such protests have become common as the government pushes money-losing state enterprises to fend for themselves.

15.   That Pavkovic went to talk to the women was a signal of how serious the protests had become.

16.   The protest could become a platform for candidates to air their thoughts on the flag-desecration issue.

17.   The protest quickly became a violent confrontation, witnesses said, after Israeli police, using batons, forced the demonstrators to disperse.

18.   The protest has become an annual event, but Kate Egan, chief of public affairs for the center, said this was the most aggressive one in years.

19.   The protests had become a ritual in the neighborhood around the two clinics.

20.   The protests became so intense that Frank Padavan, a Republican state senator, was driven to propose a law to help ease the tension.