1.   A key area of contention is the call for the wilderness to be opened to oil and gas drilling.

2.   A military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border area is now safe.

3.   According to law-enforcement and intelligence sources, the Pan Am baggage area in Frankfurt was a key to the operation.

4.   Although it is too early to do little more than guess, Lockyer said, a second area might be government restructuring.

5.   Another area of expertise is the repair of combustion chambers, used in both aviation and industrial gas turbines.

6.   Another area of uncertainty is the treatment of exceptional items.

7.   Another large area of spending was that of Federal welfare schemes.

8.   Another vital area of research is in energy.

9.   Around Chichester there is an area of gravel and gravel pits of considerable economic importance.