1.   And when one man repeatedly banged the floor with a heavy stick, McCain interrupted his remarks.

2.   One Sunday, as she rested on a roof to eat some freshly pilfered bread, a farmhand sneaked up and attacked her with a heavy stick.

3.   The knife and the quarterstaff, the heavy wooden stick commonly carried for herding animals and walking on the muddy roads, were the weapons of choice.

4.   Some, armed with heavy sticks, were reported to be seeking out people dressed in the black colors that have become symbolic of the pro-resignation movement.

5.   Troops in combat gear charged behind a haze of tear gas, swinging heavy sticks at bodies of any nationality.

6.   Troops in combat gear charged behind a haze of tear gas, swinging heavy sticks at bodies in their way.

7.   If drivers did stop, they were immediately challenged by youths, armed with heavy sticks and if they were not known, asked to move on.

8.   If drivers did stop, Thursday, they were immediately challenged by youths, armed with heavy sticks and if they were not known, asked to move on.

9.   Drivers who do stop are immediately challenged by youths armed with heavy sticks, who order cars to move on if the occupants are unknown.