George Patton made a well-publicized visit to units based around Cairo.

Or as a consoling Johnny Sylvester told the Babe when Ruth made a well-publicized visit to the youngster after the Series, "I'm sorry the Yanks lost."

In another case, a robber scheduled his job at a Loop bank, oblivious to the well-publicized visit of President George Bush only a half-block away.

And Merman was very much thought of as "hot" at the time, though her offstage persona was about as tame as, well, Ms. Spears's (notwithstanding the latter's well-publicized visits to strip clubs to study dance moves).

He stayed at the apartment in a well-publicized visit for a few days just prior to his inauguration in January 1961.

Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Sharpton paid well-publicized visits to Mr. Louima's bedside.

The nation's paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping, made a well-publicized visit to Shenfei when he toured southern China in early 1992.

He accompanied the President on a series of well-publicized visits to public and parochial schools that were designed to establish the Reagan Administration as a vigorous supporter of reform.

FOUR MONTHS AFTER the avalanche disaster, Abulurd Harkonnen and his wife embarked on a well-publicized visit to the recovering mountain city.

Two weeks ago, the Boston Police Patrolman's Association endorsed the Vice President in a well-publicized visit by Mr. Bush in which one protestor had to be forcibly removed.