11.   From its beginning, Weeksville was a sanctuary for Southern black people fleeing slavery as well as Northern blacks escaping hostility and sporadic racial violence.

12.   Hayes was elected amid universal accusations of fraud and sporadic violence.

13.   However, since the cease-fire went into effect, sporadic violence has continued in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

14.   In Bosnia, sporadic violence Thursday underscored the potential risks.

15.   Other Muslim students have reported slurs and sporadic violence targeting them, though none on their campuses or by classmates.

16.   Plans for the mosque have triggered sporadic violence over the course of a two-year political battle that has been cast in religious terms.

17.   Sporadic violence between the paramilitaries and peasants has simmered for at least three years, Toussaint said.

18.   Sporadic violence occurred, amid bitter complaints by Copts of discrimination.

19.   Sporadic violence has erupted in Xinjiang over the years.

20.   Sporadic violence and some arrests were reported as protesters set tires on fire, beat drums and set up tents in the middle of major highways.