1.   As a throng of journalists surrounded a Democratic staffer, a Bush aide stuck her arm into the crush of people, grabbing one of the transcripts.

2.   But while these butterflies once arrived to wilderness, today they are surrounded by throngs of humanity, which conservationists say pose increasing threats to their winter retreat.

3.   Here, as in Hanoi where his visit started, Clinton was surrounded by throngs of excited onlookers.

4.   Still, he forged ahead, meeting first with Barak at an East Side hotel, which was surrounded by throngs of New York City police.

5.   Surrounded by throngs of people, President Vicente Fox visited residents at shelters on Tuesday.

6.   When German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder traveled to Kosovo earlier this month, he was surrounded by throngs of thousands who chanted his name.