1.   Our government is not doing anything really to stop the religious control from paralyzing our lives.

2.   The measures largely paralyzed life in scores of villages like this one.

3.   Opposition activists exploded a dozen crude bombs in Dhaka as an anti-government strike paralyzed life across Bangladesh for the second day Monday.

4.   An opposition-sponsored strike paralyzed life in five major cities in Bangladesh Saturday, halting traffic and closing businesses and offices.

5.   As news of the death spread, activists of the opposition Awami League fought with supporters of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a strike paralyzed life in Jhalakathi.

6.   But political life has been paralyzed even longer, following the November collapse of the government of former Premier Vaclav Klaus.

7.   Dozens of rockets landed in northern Israel during the surprise attack Tuesday, paralyzing life throughout the area in the heaviest cross-border barrage in two years.

8.   Driving rains also paralyzed normal life in southeastern Chittagong city, flooding many streets.

9.   Earlier this week, Israeli troops also blockaded Palestinian towns and villages, paralyzing life in the West Bank and Gaza.