1.   American and Pakistani forces have been scouring the region for months, following reports that hundreds of al-Qaida and Taliban fighters had taken refuge there.

2.   Limited in what he can spend, Barker had to scour the region for attorneys to take on the crush of cases.

3.   They have scoured the region for affordable alternatives.

4.   They scoured the region for antiques and inexpensive finds that they could dress up.

5.   Todd Gray, the chef, scours the region for seasonal ingredients, which he cooks in a New American style.

6.   Two groups of special forces were scouring the region in separate hunts for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban hideouts.

7.   With her husband, Louis, a former software developer who now manages the Northwest Asian American Theatre in Seattle, Watanabe scoured the region for ethnic food stores.

8.   Relief agencies spent the past week scouring the region to compile a census of where people are and how many homes and villages have been damaged or destroyed.

9.   Sagala added that the Health Ministry will be sending scouts to scour the regions along the rivers to search for additional cases.

10.   Soldiers had been scouring the region, believed to be a stronghold for the militants, for a month.