21.   What the region needs to become a complete destination resort area, Brady said, are more quality hotel rooms and many more attractions for children.

22.   While food and money poured in from international relief agencies, the region needs more than just temporary aid.

23.   A federal commission was in the area to assess the damage and the amount of aid the region would need, she said.

24.   Does the region really need another vehicle of destruction?

25.   Downer said the Asia-Pacific region needs China and the United States to maintain constructive ties.

26.   He said the region might also need to seek funding to build new cricket grounds in preparation for the World Cup.

27.   He said the region needs to develop its competitiveness and a good infrastructure and human resources to achieve any growth in world trade.

28.   It is clear that the Baltic region urgently needs to develop asylum procedures and ways to accommodate asylum seekers, Redmond said.

29.   Mahathir believes the region needs united clout in international forums which address trade, economic and political issues.

30.   Rayment said that, even before the conflict, it had become obvious the region needed a major infusion of cash.