Being questioned by airport security as to where I am traveling to, for what purpose and to visit whom, as is the case for travelers in security-intense Israel, is also a rational and reasonable screening method, and I will gladly provide the requested answers.
But throughout the Capitol, security was intense.
But under Steinbrenner, coaches get far more attention than they do elsewhere, with little job security and intense pressure.
The security was intense — almost like boarding an El Al flight to Israel — and there was an hour of waiting to pass through it.
His plan for overhauling Social Security drew intense fire again on Wednesday from Democrats who said it would result in benefit cuts for retirees.
"The question, in Goss's words, is, 'What happened to them?' " The retreat was held at the Loews Hotel here and the security was intense.
Not only was the security more intense than at any World Series or tennis tournament, it was more thorough than at any American airport.
With Miami police providing security as intense as that for presidential visits, Elian came and went in his relatives' political consultant's Lexus, a tiny figure in a blue and red plaid shirt and dark blue trousers.
There were phone calls from supporters, an editorial in The Los Angeles Times accusing Ms. Pelosi of putting personality issues ahead of national security, and intense news coverage of a power struggle that op-ed columnists chauvinistically dubbed a "catfight," even noting that the two women frequented the same Georgetown hair salon.
Security is intense in Delhi, with Mr Obama to be the guest of honour at Monday's Republic Day celebrations.
