51.   The only system affecting the region was a surface trough located across the southern Leeward Islands, but most of the activity was just east of the islands.

52.   The region has been affected by one of the worst financial and economic crises in decades.

53.   THE private sector arm of Apec or Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation will discuss the currency problems affecting the region at its meeting in Mexico City later this month.

54.   The purpose of the three-day Tijuana visit was to show participants first-hand how free trade has affected the border region.

55.   The property consultant firm also said the crisis affecting the region was also to blame for the stagnant industrial estate sales in the greater Jakarta area.

56.   The region has been affected by financial crisis for nine months.

57.   The republic has been hard hit by the economic problems affecting the region.

58.   The tropical wave that affected the region on Saturday was located over the Windward Passage this morning.

59.   The weak cold front that affected our region during the night has moved south into the caribbean leaving a drier air mass behind.

60.   These are the words of International Monetary Fund managing director Michel Camdessus when talking about the current financial problems affecting the region.