21.   When the spring finally breaks free of the snag, the region will suffer a subduction-zone earthquake, a more potentially destructive type than California usually experiences.

22.   While Hurricane Erin did bring rain to coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico, inland regions are still suffering from a drought, meteorologists said.

23.   William Jackson, a U.S. government medical official, said no region had suffered through such a prolonged bout of pollution from cars, factories and fires.

24.   A possible glitch is that the region could suffer economic turbulence in the transition period.

25.   Abacha has warned that the entire west Africa region will suffer if sanctions are imposed.

26.   Abroad, Western, Israeli and Arab leaders expressed their concern over the loss the region will suffer with his demise.

27.   Among the painful insights relating to relations in the Middle East is that this region will suffer continually under terrorists and violence for the foreseeable future.

28.   And tourism officials say they expect the entire Mediterranean region to suffer due to fears that fighting in Kosovo could spread.

29.   But the region has recently suffered blows to its financial markets.

30.   Governors in northern Mexico say they can ill afford to repay water when their region is suffering from a prolonged drought.