1.   At the checkpoints, whether they are controlled by the Israelis or by the Palestinian police, long security checks leave scores of trucks stranded for days.

2.   Gershwin left a score that can be shaped with minimal effort into a compelling musical fabric.

3.   Government delays in reconstructing damaged homes left scores of angry families homeless.

4.   Last year, Great American Brands folded, leaving scores of workers without benefits or paychecks.

5.   One result, Colombian officials say, has been a series of skirmishes that has left scores of guerrillas, paramilitary soldiers and farmers dead.

6.   Presidential golf is, at best, an inexact science and, at worst, an engine of destruction that leaves scores of bloodied victims in its wake.

7.   At least five multi-story apartment buildings collapsed here, leaving scores trapped underneath.

8.   But Henman saved one match point, leaving the score at deuce in the last game.

9.   But Henman saved one match point, leaving the score at deuce.

10.   Clashes between Naga and the Kuki tribespeople have left scores of people dead in the last one year.