1.   Bush and Blair will meet Thursday at Chequers, the sprawling country estate used as a retreat by British prime ministers.

2.   The other day, Congel settled back into a chair at his sprawling country lodge and once again discussed his DestiNY USA vision.

3.   There are any number of players in this sprawling country, which is experimenting with democracy.

4.   There are many admirable things about the American political system, not least its ability to force politicians to get to know every part of their sprawling country.

5.   Arthur Nwankwo, a respected writer and pro-democracy activist was among the latest six to be released from prisons across this sprawling West African country.

6.   In a dusty town in northern Nigeria, the Muslim faithful parade in joyous marches, welcoming the coming of Islamic law to their sliver of this sprawling country.

7.   Leaders of the United Nations and Commonwealth stepped up efforts to bridge the international diplomatic gulf with Nigeria with visits Monday to the sprawling West African country.

8.   Nigeria is sharply divided along ethnic and religious lines, and violence regularly shakes various parts of the sprawling country.

9.   The Ethiopian meetings are the fourth attempt at a diplomatic solution to end fighting in the sprawling central African country.

10.   The others were being held in far-flung prisons across this sprawling West African country and their immediate status was unclear.