1.   And that presents a fertile environment for fraud and deception.

2.   But online auctions, with their blend of anonymity, greed and deadline excitement, provide a fertile environment for swindlers.

3.   That contributes to continued price stability, low inflation and low interest rates -- a fertile environment for small, growing companies.

4.   That contributes to continued price stability, low inflation, and low interest rates -- a fertile environment for small, growing companies.

5.   This racial mix, combined with a strong bohemian presence, has made the city a fertile environment for genre-blending music.

6.   This is a hugely fertile environment for American companies, but the lack of security is a real detriment to the people who come down with their families.

7.   Those who study viruses say a change in the nature of personal computing has created a fertile environment for the spread of new, virulent and complex malicious programs.

8.   Tribes with strong legislative bodies and independent judiciaries tend to create more economically fertile environments.

9.   What they have accomplished suggests that the Web can be a fertile environment in which people work side by side and get along with one another.

10.   Most of its work is carried out within Russia, where the declining economy and crumbling infrastructure have created a fertile environment for disaster.