1.   But long ago, the constant insults and periodic outbursts of near violence whenever Gonzalez encountered Bowe or his entourage had become too much for him to accept.

2.   Mulvey defused much of the tension in the courtroom during the trials, rarely showing emotion and being patient with periodic outbursts.

3.   Trying to comprehend what it is about ourselves that abets these periodic outbursts of irrational violence is as natural as it is frustrating.

4.   Chechen authorities have distanced themselves from Raduyev and have grown impatient with his periodic outbursts.

5.   Their physical tiredness can be soothed by periodic outbursts of laughter from locker-room jokes or the exuberance hopes resulting from the amicable deals reached on the green.