1.   Can anything bring peace to this troubled region?

2.   And U.S. imports could surge as businesses in the troubled region resort to price-cutting to offset weak sales in their home markets.

3.   Another NATO member, Turkey, is expanding its influence in the troubled Caucasus region.

4.   Anything resembling lasting peace in the troubled region will require outside help, according to Blair.

5.   As commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command, Zinni oversees all American forces in a troubled region that stretches from the Sudan to Pakistan.

6.   Branding him an undemocratic usurper could force action that would undermine hard-won American progress in an increasingly troubled region, the officials said.

7.   A NATO member with longstanding aspirations to join the European Community, Turkey is viewed by its Western allies as a strategic country in a troubled region.

8.   Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia argue their membership is key to maintaining peace in the troubled Balkan region.

9.   But Bush stopped short of announcing any US initiatives or a decision to return US envoy Anthony Zinni to the troubled region.

10.   But NAFTA supporters say that it will take time for the benefits of trade to be felt in troubled regions of the world.