31.  Then the announcer fell silent, and several formations of naval marines and paratroopers, carrying assault rifles and sporting military decorations, marched rapidly past the reviewing stands.

32.  VIPs sheltered under umbrellas as goosestepping soldiers splashed by the reviewing stand and farmers waved miniature paper flags bled pink by the rain.

33.  Work is under way outside the White House to build a reviewing stand for the inaugural parade.

34.  It was the first time Yeltsin had appeared on the mausoleum, the traditional reviewing stand for communist leaders, since becoming president.

35.  It was the first time Yeltsin had appeared on the mausoleum, the traditional reviewing stand for Soviet leaders, since he became president.