21.   The day was marked by fervent displays of Chinese patriotism, pleas to protect democracy and human rights, British nostalgia and a wallop of bad weather.

22.   The hostages said their days were marked by tedium, their great fight an effort to ward off depression.

23.   The flurry of court filings marked a day of legal and public relations maneuvering as the two candidates showed few signs of easing up on the post-election wrangling.

24.   Today also marks another day in a week characterized by swings in prices.

25.   We mark the day by talking with survivors of several families who were relocated locally, with their memories of that time.

26.   Palestinian officials said people were too caught up in the day-to-day difficulties to mark the day.

27.   All over the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians marched to mark the day, and many of the processions turned into clashes with Israeli forces.

28.   Another opposition group, the National Democratic Coalition, called for fasting and prayers to mark the day.

29.   But for the families of the hundreds of Kuwaitis missing and believed held by Saddam Hussein, the day was marked with sadness, not festivities.

30.   But the day was also marked by a number of near world and European records.