31.   But Soros and other foreign investment fund managers who laid siege to the currency should not escape condemnation for the international financial panic they created in Thailand and Asia.

32.   Charging that other suspects fled to Jericho, Israel laid siege to the town, barring anyone from entering and leaving.

33.   Foreign fighters, using local translators, were broadcasting loudspeaker announcements saying they would be taking the offensive against northern alliance troops laying siege to the city.

34.   He said Israel has laid siege not only to Bethlehem, but also to the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

35.   Hordes of inexpensive Polish-made pretenders were invading across the border, laying siege to a rich German tradition.

36.   In the final minutes Ireland laid siege to the Argentine area but failed to create the equalizer.

37.   In the north of Afghanistan, fighters from the northern alliance were laying siege to the city of Kunduz, backed by U.S. airstrikes.

38.   Indian warplanes and infantry laid siege from three sides on a towering mountain Tuesday from where Islamic guerrillas overlooked Indian front-line positions in Kashmir, military officers said.

39.   Israeli soldiers remained in Bethlehem, laying siege to the Church of the Nativity, which is believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus.

40.   It has been suggested that the rebels would lay siege to Kishasa once Mobutu left and not allow him to return.