1.   Perhaps the only firm conclusion to emerge from this continuing debate is the recognition that the literary scene has become pluralistic.

2.   A comic scene becomes thoughtful as Brian explains why he places his spiritual needs above his physical ones.

3.   A calm street scene could become chaos at any moment.

4.   A street scene could become a stage in a stereograph, with sharp divisions between foregrounds and backgrounds, and figures cut out from both like silhouettes.

5.   But such scenes are quietly becoming as integral to air travel as jet lag, weather delays and nondairy creamer.

6.   But the siege continued into the night, and as the tension mounted the scene became an eerie tableau of sights and sounds.

7.   But this reality has changed few minds, perhaps because political considerations outweigh humanitarian instincts until heart-wrenching, televised scenes become domestic prods to international action.

8.   Familiar scenes become fodder for their lively interpretations.

9.   He also points out that the Middle East financial scene will become even livelier next year when war-torn Lebanon reopens its stock market.

10.   How bleak has the telecommunications scene become?