1.   At that point, Black said, the southern primaries begin, and he expects Gramm to sweep the region.

2.   A year ago, at your last meeting, the impact of the Mexican devaluation and the tequila effect was sweeping the region.

3.   Both fled when anti-Jewish pogroms swept the region, Chagall to acclaim in Western Europe and Penson to the exotic wilds of Central Asia.

4.   But now the financial crisis that has swept the region means that people can no longer count on getting rich.

5.   Even as the heating oil crisis swept the region, at least two other factors made the problem even worse.

6.   Ehrlich said the strike is the biggest economic event in the Midwest since floods swept the region three years ago.

7.   In geographic terms, Putin swept every region of the nation.

8.   Last year, the Midwest largely missed out on the wave of big banking acquisitions that swept other regions.

9.   That approach marks a turning point for the United States in Asia and reflects the growing confidence and authority sweeping a region of explosive growth and profound change.

10.   That means Dole may have difficulty sweeping the region.