1.   Her head was drooped between her resting forearms and clenched hands.

2.   Perforations through his clenched hands suggest that he held weapons or banners.

3.   To her still greater fury, his lips curved into a blatantly mocking smile as he nodded towards her clenched hands.

4.   For weeks, the young Rwandan Hutu refugee shielded his face with the clenched hand and refused to talk.