1.   A woman entered on the opposite side and descended the stairway with a common black and white domestic short-hair cat on a leash.

2.   He descended a stairway to get ready for practice when he was told by a reporter, and he walked resolutely through a doorway without saying a word.

3.   I listen for a few moments and then slowly descend the stairway.

4.   In the style of Rabin, Barak chose to welcome Arafat on Sunday by descending a stairway from the military compound building where he was waiting.

5.   Then the tape showed Rabin descending a stairway and walking toward his car.

6.   After landing, the pilot and co-pilot raised Palestinian flags high above their heads as they descended the stairway.

7.   John Paul emerged from the plane in white robes, holding a handrail as he slowly descended the stairway in clear weather under a hot sun.

8.   After descending the stairway, there was a brief round of applause before he was engulfed by well-wishers.