1.   With the winter season at its height, thousands crowded into the two Niagara communities to witness the spectacle.

2.   Thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets shouting slogans.

3.   Thousands of people crowded into the streets during the day, converging on the government offices to demonstrate support for Koffigoh.

4.   Adherents say these sites draw far more worshipers than the handful of large official churches, which are crowded by thousands of residents each Sunday.

5.   But thousands more are crowding into classes on civics and English to apply for citizenship.

6.   Each day, thousands of Haitians crowd onto ferries, a cheap form of transportation in a country whose road network is crumbling.

7.   Thousands of people crowded the stands behind him as his body hit the tape.

8.   Thousands crowded along Pennsyvania Avenue from the streets and sidewalks to the ground floors, mezzanine and rooftop balconies of government office buildings.

9.   Thousands of worshipers crowd into cathedrals once used as museums.