1.   Meredith made a speech about the civic pride the city took in its repertory company, and the importance of the drama.

2.   The city took a real hammering during the war.

3.   The city can take possession of the abandoned buildings.

4.   The city is taking a proactive approach to fighting crime by hiring more police officers.

5.   It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure.

6.   Although it is doubtful the organizers are capable of assembling that many people, the city must take Muhammad at his word for planning purposes.

7.   Although the city took pains to describe the offerings as leasing arrangements, they are in many ways tantamount to actual sales.

8.   And neither he nor Council leaders would detail what additional actions the city would now take to cover it.

9.   And the expanded data are becoming available just as states and cities are taking over programs once operated at the national level.

10.   Another citizen the big city unknowingly took to its heart was Ruth Sefton, a retired snake charmer.