This placed thousands of men under his command, making him a very formidable force in Paris.

It has built a large sand wall and placed thousands of extra troops along its 350-mile border with Iraq.

Over the years it expanded to include other people with disabilities and has placed thousands of employees.

The program also placed thousands of women in administrative positions with major corporations.

Project Gutenberg (www.promo.net/pg/), for example, has placed thousands of classics on line.

The Government used police forces across the country to place thousands of protestors and strike leaders under preventive detention.

But even in a small country, placing thousands on quarantine has been a strain.

Menconi helped to bring permanent funding for open space and placed thousands of areas into preservation.

Shiite neighborhoods present a particular challenge for the American military as it prepares to place thousands of soldiers into Baghdad in the coming months.

This would place hundreds of thousands of construction workers, planners, architects and engineers back on the job.