11.   North Korea and its guided media have remained unusually silent over the controversy, in sharp contrast to past practice.

12.   Only the Islamic left and the traditional religious circles have shown their reservations about Khameni by staying silent over his designation.

13.   The ex-president had been silent over allegations that his slush fund had been funnelled to the incumbent president.

14.   The French team have, for the moment, remained silent over the reports.

15.   The ex-president had been silent over allegations that his slush fund had been funneled to the incumbent president.

16.   The French team have, for the moment, remained silent over the reports linking the outcome of the ice dancing with the figure skating result.

17.   The guns have generally fallen silent over Kashmir after five weeks of intensive artillery duels between Indian and Pakistani troops, police said Thursday.