1. As rebel forces advanced on Kabul during the day, an added sense of immediacy surrounded the deliberations, at which Secretary of State Colin Powell represented Washington. 2. A grim sense of deja vu surrounds the sudden ouster of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan. 3. A sense of urgency surrounded budget talks because local school districts were preparing to send out tax bills next Tuesday. 4. A sense of disappointment surrounded these savvy Yankees this time because they were silenced. 5. A sense of hopelessness surrounded the collapsed Ufundi building Tuesday as firefighters brought down body after body on canvas stretchers. 6. But Americans are exotic creatures here, and a sense of wonder surrounded her visit last month with her extended family. 7. The sense of expectation surrounded the unveiling of the latest prodigy. |