1.   This region is facing an ecological disaster as a result of toxic waste.

2.   The region could face action for breaches of race relations and education acts if the commission upheld complaints it has received.

3.   And he praised government by the people as the surest route to resolving the social and political difficulties the region faces.

4.   But the problems the region has faced this year have pushed the bloc toward a more active and aggressive style.

5.   Exacerbating the situation is the fact that the region has faced an unusually dry winter so far.

6.   In his address to business leaders with an interest in Southeast Asia, Clinton said the region faced four challenges to survive in the increasingly globalized economy.

7.   Last month, the Kansas City region faced an air pollution crisis.

8.   Several experts here worry that the region could face a jolting retrenchment when investors eventually stop for a reality check.

9.   The impoverished region already faced economic calamity.