1.   At first glance, the city resembles any Central American city in normal times, with hectic traffic, street vendors and ramshackle houses sprawling off to the horizon.

2.   Actually, the Utah capital city more resembles Spokane or Tacoma.

3.   But in the last six weeks, the big city has resembled a small town.

4.   Friday, the city resembled an American seaside community readying for a hurricane.

5.   The city resembles a cave where plows have not yet been discovered.

6.   The historic port city Thursday resembled a scene out of a medieval siege.

7.   There are so many outdoor cafes that the whole city resembles Newbury Street on a Saturday in July.

8.   Acehnese cities resembled ghost towns on Thursday, the second day of a general strike called to protest military atrocities in the turbulent province.

9.   Acehnese cities resembled ghost towns Thursday, the second day of a general strike called to protest military atrocities in the turbulent province.

10.   Flying in by helicopter, Knowles said the city resembled a ghost town.