21.   Ken Bingman stood amid the bustle of his classroom Tuesday, seemingly oblivious to the camera crew milling about and the teen-agers coming and going.

22.   Mirhidar stands amid the destruction of the barracks camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he and other soldiers now await instructions about their future.

23.   Now, they are lifeless steel skeletons standing amid the snow, the glass panes long ago broken or stolen.

24.   One day a little over two years ago, standing amid the crack vials and used condoms, Ms. Cohen decided enough was enough.

25.   Standing amid a litter of bullet shells, she removed the ear protectors from around her neck.

26.   Standing amid broken chains, a black family in contemporary dress clings to one another.

27.   Standing amid the crowd, Connie Kounkoulos said that Clinton has palikadi.

28.   Standing amid the cosmetic and jewelry counters, Blahnik wore red-lipstick leather slippers with his sedate black suit and purple tie.

29.   The church stood amid a cluster of gasoline stations two blocks south of Joyland amusement park.

30.   Tytell stands amid mechanical marvels of a bygone era in the Tytell store in lower Manhttan.