1.   That escape route was closed.

2.   Amtrak is closing routes that have been operating for a century or more.

3.   His traveling companion, a former girlfriend, was much relieved when they had to take a detour because the route was closed.

4.   If both the Turkish and Jordanian routes are closed, then President Saddam will probably try to avoid being totally cut off by turning to Iran.

5.   The route was closed over the weekend by mud slides and boulders, but was reopened Monday morning.

6.   Thorp urged drivers to leave as early as possible and to check road conditions before even opening the garage to see which routes are closed.

7.   When those routes were closed, Western Europeans turned to the seas in search of new pathways.

8.   Alternative routes are closed either by fighting or the risk of mines, he said.

9.   Bosnian Serbs closed aid routes from the airport to the besieged Bosnian capital, and officials in turn closed the airport because of lack of storage space.

10.   Bosnian Serbs had closed aid routes from the airport to the besieged Bosnian capital, and officials had in turn closed the airport because of lack of storage space.