1.   An armed patrol of two guys appeared on a second-floor roof, looking down in apparent irritation at being bothered by a request for help.

2.   Farmers are joining armed patrols, seeking to protect their livelihood.

3.   Film studios in California halted tours and increased armed patrols after a general warning that their facilities could be targets.

4.   Gates and armed patrols kept most Poles out of the quarter, which had its own shops and services for the Soviets.

5.   He said armed patrols were now under an organized command.

6.   In addition to the soldiers, the settlers run their own armed patrols, with neighbors taking turns.

7.   Not long ago, that would have brought an armed Israeli patrol rushing in.

8.   Over the years, armed civil patrols have proved to be an effective, though controversial, defense strategy in Latin America.

9.   Others have barricaded their neighborhoods and formed armed patrols.

10.   Police here have increased security at the federal building, banning parking nearby and increasing armed patrols.