11.   The rebel leadership, which has made its views known through communiques sent at night to Basque media, was noticeably silent after the arrests.

12.   But the guns fell silent after six volleys, suggesting the government is honoring a pledge to act with restraint.

13.   But the guns fell silent after six volleys, suggesting that Skopje sought to honor an earlier pledge to act with restraint against the insurgents.

14.   But those who warned of the catastrophic results of the greenhouse effect are not going to be silent after the Bonn climate summit.

15.   Lawyers for Richard C. Reid also argue that Reid invoked his right to remain silent after initial questioning by police.

16.   Most of the refugees were Shiite Muslims, like the Hezbollah guerrillas, who were unusually silent after the shelling.

17.   The Giants clubhouse, boisterous the night before, was nearly silent after the loss.

18.   The gun batteries fell silent after four minutes.

19.   The guns in Congo were supposed to have fallen silent after an August peace agreement between the president and the rebels fighting to oust him.

20.   The two men remained silent after the arrest, with Yagisawa in an agitated state, Jiji Press reported.