71.   Jos, with a government made up primarily of Christians and a heavy American missionary presence, has rejected the possibility of implementing Sharia.

72.   LAWE observers noted a heavy presence of Palestinian security forces at many polling stations and said they found instances of intimidation.

73.   Often the flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian clashes, Hebron has a heavy presence of Israeli soldiers.

74.   Okinawans have long resented the aircraft noise, crime and other side effects of the heavy military presence.

75.   Okinawans object that their island suffers from a disproportionately heavy American military presence.

76.   Other witnesses reported a heavy presence of the peace force near Bijeljina, located in the northeast corner of Bosnia near the border with Serb-led Yugoslavia.

77.   On Saturday a heavy military presence was on guard near the house.

78.   Opposition to the heavy American military presence flared in June after a U.S. Air Force sergeant allegedly raped a Japanese woman in a parking lot.

79.   Police maintained a heavy presence just outside the grounds, but the demonstrations did not spread.

80.   Police have maintained a heavy presence in these areas since then, dispersing protesters and setting up checkpoints.