11.   After they married, the couple was dispatched by Bass to visit other Mediterranean countries eager to have their coasts scoured for antiquities.

12.   But some Mediterranean countries still fear Eastern Europe as a competitor for financial resources and political influence.

13.   Evasion is rampant and growing in most Mediterranean countries, like Italy, Greece and Spain, economists say.

14.   Figs are popular in all Mediterranean countries, where they are used in appealing savory combinations.

15.   His great-grandfather was the owner and captain of a tramp steamer that traded with Mediterranean countries, particularly Spain, where the captain was buried.

16.   In Syria, a Mediterranean country with a long mercantile tradition, the people are much less isolated and more politically sophisticated.

17.   In Mediterranean countries, olive oil is widely used both for cooking and as a salad oil.

18.   Israel and Lebanon are among the few Mediterranean countries that permit legal trade in antiquities.

19.   It is the season to think about Europe, Baltic and Mediterranean countries, the Pacific, South America, and, a long-time favorite, Alaska.

20.   Italy and Spain left a meeting of European Union finance ministers optimistic that the two Mediterranean countries will be founding members of monetary union.