1.   The flag that had been hoisted at the World Trade Center in September will be raised next to the Olympic flag and flame.

2.   The dining table could be set and the food served on a lower level, then hoisted at the ring of a bell through an aperture in the floor.

3.   These days, Diamond spends most of his time laying track and scraping paint and hoisting engines at his museum.

4.   A giant French tricolor was hoisted at the famed arch.

5.   Red flags were hoisted at the three Hong Kong Island beaches last Friday, and were closed to swimmers until the all-clear was given yesterday.

6.   The flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo was hoisted at the embassy in Paris on Sunday, but police barred access to a group of alliance supporters.

7.   The red flag was hoisted at Tong Fuk Beach yesterday afternoon after the Drainage Services Department plant broke down.

8.   Groundstaff at the Australian Open took action to prevent the French national flag being hoisted at the two-week Grand Slam tournament, a newspaper reported Sunday.

9.   The South African flag was hoisted at the end of the ceremony.