1.   The crowd parted to let him through.

2.   The crowd parted to let the truck pass.

3.   With no words spoken the crowd parted before the old man, allowing him immediate access to the bar.

4.   The crowd parted to let the president through.

5.   Then, as she watched, the crowd parted and a man came towards her.

6.   As the crowd parted, the youngsters raised their pro-war chant a few decibels and thrust forward picket signs and a homemade effigy of Ho Chi Minh.

7.   At various points, the crowd parted to let through several aspiring Watchers.

8.   But just as the crowds constantly parted for Martin and his golf cart, so, too, did he find room to turn things around.

9.   The crowd parted for few of the notables, but they made a path for Caroline Kennedy and her husband, Ed Schlossberg.