1.   Researchers speculate that this area becomes overloaded and shuts down eventually, leaving the woman numb and clinically depressed.

2.   Since then the area has become overgrown with reeds and provides an important habitat for bird life.

3.   The area becomes a study in pastels.

4.   The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.

5.   The area has become a prime target for supermarket development.

6.   The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there.

7.   The inland areas became lower than the silty areas near the coast and lower than the river channels.

8.   The one lingering question this year is when the high mountain wilderness areas will become accessible.

9.   There are now so many tourists that the area has become a victim of its own success.

10.   While admitting that forested areas were becoming smaller as a result of rapid development, it claimed that both Indonesia and Malaysia had taken steps to sustain forest resources.