1.  Armed paramilitary police placed central Turin under a virtual state of siege for the hearing on Saturday morning.

2.  The two countries are locked in a virtual state of war.

3.  As a result, he created a virtual state of apartheid today in the province.

4.  A virtual state of siege has crippled what little is left of the Palestinian economy.

5.  In this vacuum, European and U.S. oil companies became virtual states within a state.

6.  Lima, which four years ago lived under a virtual state of siege, now bustles at night.

7.  Round Valley residents talked of misconduct by law enforcement, which they said has placed the Indian community under a virtual state of siege.

8.  They have seen Israeli concessions arm Palestinians and turn the West Bank into a virtual Palestinian state.

9.  Throughout its modern history, Israel has endured a virtual state of siege, forcing it to devote a huge proportion of its gross domestic product to defense spending.

10.  Today, Argentine Jews live in a virtual state of siege.