11.   But peace in the troubled region may stand a better chance than the critics think.

12.   But the federal goverment is struggling to gain credibility in Chiapas and under intense pressure to forge peace in a deeply troubled region.

13.   Cheney, who just returned from an extensive trip to the troubled region, talked about tax cuts and the war on terrorism.

14.   Dole talked about her travels as head of the Red Cross to troubled regions of the world, including Bosnia and Africa.

15.   Emigration has taken its toll as the Syrian Orthodox escape the troubled region.

16.   Fund-raising appeals were answered by a consistent but small group of donors who were well informed about the troubled region.

17.   For the past few weeks Bush and his advisers have been trying to devise a plan that would satisfy Israeli and Arab concerns in the troubled region.

18.   Gore said the Clinton Administration has no plans to send ground troops into the troubled region that has been beset by hundreds of thousands of refugees.

19.   He also pressed reporters to focus on the other service personnel serving in the troubled region.

20.   He has been a reliable ally against drug-trafficking, his country a bulwark of apparent stability in the troubled Andean region.