21.  The security police had also blocked off the streets in the downtown area of the city.

22.  We are given a clear description of a very poor downtown area with run down housing and abandoned cars.

23.  Although several witnesses told of hearing two blasts just moments apart, officials believe the second sound was likely an echo reverberating through the downtown area.

24.  Although homeless people can be seen throughout the downtown area, most parts are safe to walk at any hour.

25.  Although the U.S. Embassy warned Americans to stay out of crowded places, tourists also gathered in the usual downtown areas.

26.  An ambitious new City Museum is about to grace the downtown area, near a huge convention center currently being constructed and a clutch of other museums.

27.  An embassy official in Islamabad said the vehicle was in the downtown area of the city at the time, close to the consulate.

28.  And there hae also been problems with fires in the downtown area.

29.  As a result of the demand that is shifting from midtown, the vacancy rate in the downtown area has dropped sharply.

30.  As a precaution, authorities sealed off a square mile downtown area surrounding the five-star hotel where Bush was staying for the night.