1.  A band of human rights activists stormed the embassy and took several people hostage.

2.  A biopsy of brain tissue detected the presence of toxoplasmosis, which is relatively harmless in people with normally functioning immune systems.

3.  A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people.

4.  A bond can be defined as a unique relationship between two people that is specific and endures through time.

5.  A bossy, fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even the people who loved her most.

6.  A cavalier Southerner, he was hot-blooded, self-confident, accustomed to swaying people through his force of personality.

7.  A central register of information blacklisted certain people, particularly those who passed bad cheques and placed fraudulent overseas orders.

8.  A cluster of people, all anxious to shake his hand, formed around the speaker.