1.   Police blocked off the whole area after the shooting, looking for witnesses.

2.   Police and troops sealed off the area after the attack.

3.   Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.

4.   V. P. Singh visited the area soon after the disaster and told reporters that he had not seen such human suffering in any previous natural calamity.

5.   The UN would also provide aid to Thailand in the rehabilitation of camp areas after the departure of the refugees.

6.   This stolen taxi was abandoned in a picnic area after the early morning hijack.

7.   The owners were first given permission to quarry the area just after the second world war -- with no legal restrictions on their activity.

8.   He may have blundered into the area after losing his way.

9.   A HAMBLETON businessman is to set up shop outside the area after allegedly being given a rough ride by the district council.

10.   He was working as a civil engineer in the area after moving from Dumbarton, Scotland.