41.   So far, casualties in the sparsely populated region have been light.

42.   Southwestern Baluchistan province is a sparsely populated region that neighbors Afghanistan.

43.   The collision Monday over a sparsely populated region of Siberia near Lake Baikal raised concerns about cutbacks in flight training, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

44.   The diocese covers the heavily populated region of Sichuan.

45.   The draft recommends that both sides make efforts to impress people in the sparsely populated region that the island should not remain a source of tension.

46.   The jungle and Andean mountain border with Colombia is a sparsely populated region of ranches and isolated towns.

47.   The mud burst into town centers in this heavily populated region, tore apart houses and bridges and swallowed cars.

48.   The masses huddled under bright tents or bed sheets tied to sticks provided mute testimony to the difficulties that lie ahead in returning the densely populated region to normal.

49.   The move culminates a furor over rocket parts that landed in the sparsely populated region on Tuesday.

50.   The Parliament has ultimate jurisdiction over the territory -- a sparsely populated region regarded by many as a tropical Outback frontier.