1.   For six years she endured a series of disappointments.

2.   Four years ago, he suffered a life-threatening bout of pneumonia and endured a series of painful operations for scoliosis.

3.   North Carolina, in contrast, has been erratic this season, relying heavily on young players and enduring a series of injuries that disrupted the lineup.

4.   Pakistani leaders have not forgotten that when Egypt made peace with Israel, then-President Anwar Sadat was assassinated and Cairo endured a series of terror attacks.

5.   There were no major protests under communism, and since then Bulgarians have stoically endured a series of incompetent governments.

6.   Together, they endure a series of improbable events and people.

7.   While Hurricane Opal hit the Panhandle with a single blow earlier this month, the southern part of the state has endured a series of smaller storms.

8.   The actress has endured a series of health problems over the years.

9.   The disclosures stirred new fear in a country that has endured a series of suicide bombings by Islamic militants.