31.   The region around Peshawar, like neighboring Afghanistan, is a rugged tribal area famous for arms manufacturing and rampant smuggling.

32.   The U.S. military was attempting to evacuate the wounded men from the rugged mountainous area, the military said in a statement.

33.   They patrol a rugged area where assaults, robberies, rapes and murders have been reported.

34.   Travel to the rugged area takes hours on treacherous mountain roads.

35.   In its issue due out Monday, Time magazine said US officials seemed convinced bin Laden was hiding somewhere in the rugged tribal areas between the two countries.

36.   The storm was raging as helicopters and rescue units headed toward the rugged area where the plane crashed, the sources said.

37.   The statement said that to avoid creating unfair competition with private transport organisations, the Dutch lorries would be reserved for rugged areas inaccessible to ordinary vehicles.

38.   The storm was raging as helicopters and rescue units headed toward the rugged area where the plane crashed.