11.   Never in history has there been widespread famine in a democratic country with a political opposition and a free press.

12.   North Korea, suffering widespread famine, particularly values crabs, because it can export them for hard currency.

13.   Program officials declared that the effort had helped stave off the threat of a widespread famine.

14.   Self-interest would be a strong motive because North Korea faces widespread famine, with food shortages worsened by cataclysmic floods and crop failures last summer.

15.   The Bush administration declared last week that widespread famine in Afghanistan had been averted, a claim that aid officials working inside the Central Asian country dispute.

16.   The same principle should apply to North Korea if it is stricken by widespread famine this summer, as a new United Nations alert predicts.

17.   The United States government has provided tens of thousands of tons of donated food to North Korea as a result of the widespread famine in that country.

18.   With help from the Chinese or others, North Korea can avoid widespread famine.

19.   Over the years rinderpest has caused widespread famine in regions that depend on cattle for meat and milk products.

20.   Aid workers fear North Korea faces widespread famine without immediate, massive food donations.