1.   Billows of smoke rose over the city as firefighters worked to contain flames at the refinery.

2.   Government officials acknowledge the magnitude of the problem and say they are working to contain it.

3.   He said alliance officials had worked to contain opium production by local farmers, who he said profit alone from the trade.

4.   The Fed has been aggressively working to contain the fallout from the attacks.

5.   The exercise confirmed fears that without the entire government working to contain it, the disease would spread like wildfire if it ever reached the United States.

6.   The factory was built by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, an arm of the Pentagon that works to contain the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

7.   They worked to contain the fire.

8.   They also insist that continued economic growth and anticipated Social Security and Medicare reforms will work to contain costs before baby boomers reach retirement age.

9.   By morning, the leak was plugged, and cleanup teams were working to contain the spread of the oil slick, Timoshenkova said.

10.   Firefighters working to contain the last pockets of a blaze that destroyed six homes were feeling a little cooler on Friday as sprinkles of rain fell on Southern California.