21.   That was not enough, though, in the face of huge Bush majorities in the suburban Richmond counties of Henrico and Chesterfield.

22.   The announcement was certain to please leaders in suburban counties where Cuomo needs significant support.

23.   The competition is closer in the surrounding suburban counties, however.

24.   The suburban counties of Bergen and Passaic and those in the southern part of the state were closely divided between the two candidates.

25.   With many of those readers living in the suburban counties around D.C., the Post has opened a number of bureaus in distant suburbs.

26.   Also experiencing steady growth were the suburban Detroit counties of Oakland and Macomb.

27.   Although the suburban counties closer to Atlanta continued to grow, they did not keep pace with suburbs farther from downtown.

28.   Suburban counties near Atlanta and Denver were among those to see the biggest gains.

29.   The archdiocese covers Manhattan, Staten Island, the Bronx, Westchester and surrounding suburban counties.

30.   The full-scale probe comes amid growing complaints about police brutality and other misconduct in the fast-growing suburban county north of Washington.