1.   And the devastation in Florida by Hurricane Andrew, and in California by recent earthquakes have highlighted the need for strong and flexible housing.

2.   Advertisers have been rattled by the slowdown in the global economy and a recent earthquake.

3.   After several recent earthquakes in California, researchers looked for signals of increased strain, suggesting slow slippage, and did not find it, Jordan said.

4.   Coke blamed the Japanese economy, the weather and events including the subway gas attack and recent earthquake, which it said depressed all retail sales.

5.   Despite conflicts over Cyprus and the Aegean islands, enormous good will was generated in both countries by their mutual assistance in the recent earthquakes.

6.   During the recent devastating earthquake in Japan, many Japanese waited for help from the army rather than act quickly to help themselves, Veenhoven said.

7.   Following the recent earthquakes in Taiwan, Turkey and Mexico, attention has again been focused on earthquake safety measures like pendulum friction bearings.

8.   He and his family remember how the most recent earthquake sent tons of dirt crashing down the sides of the volcano that towers over the fields.

9.   He said Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit told him the recent Kobe earthquake in Japan took care of that possibility.

10.   It just seems that way, given the recent earthquakes in Turkey, Greece, Taiwan and Mexico.