| 1 | The enemy beset the city with a strong army. | |
| 2 | Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years. | |
| 3 | The impact of the airport sieges is spreading by the day. | |
| 4 | Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety. | |
| 5 | But after a year' s siege, they surrendered with only 40 out of 900 alive. |