1.   In addition to violent attacks, kidnappings also have become more common, MacPherson said.

2.   Indeed, kidnappings had become common tools among warring Prohibition gangsters.

3.   Kidnappings became common, and not just among the rich, with people sometimes held hostage for a few hundred dollars.

4.   Kidnappings have become widespread in Mexico and in other Latin American countries over the last few years.

5.   Since Tom is an airline owner, the kidnapping becomes an instant media event.

6.   Such kidnappings have become increasingly common in recent years in New York City and in other cities with large Asian immigrant populations, officials say.

7.   While Bolivia does not have an insurgency problem of its own, ransoms from kidnappings there have become a source of income for Tupac Amaru guerrillas in Peru.

8.   In the lawless environment, kidnappings have become one of the most lucrative businesses in Chechnya.

9.   In this lawless environment, kidnappings have become one of the most lucrative businesses in Chechnya.

10.   Kidnappings are becoming increasingly common in Chechnya.