51.   The proposal, submitted to Congress for consideration, would create new requirements for pipeline operators in densely populated regions and in environmentally sensitive areas.

52.   The proposal would create new requirements for pipeline operators in densely populated regions and in environmentally sensitive areas.

53.   The sparsely populated Apure region is an area where kidnappings and firefights between Venezuelan soldiers and Colombian guerrillas are common.

54.   The town of Dzamyn Uud, the major transportation hub in a sparsely populated region, has been quarantined and no one is permitted in or out.

55.   The volume of explosives required for a military base also would pose a potential threat because of the densely populated region.

56.   There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries in the sparsely populated region.

57.   Under pressure from lightly populated rural regions, the Transport Ministry has effectively required the three established carriers to fly unprofitable routes.

58.   Effluent from the sewage system poured into the Seversky Donetsk river, the main source of drinking water for the heavily populated Donbass region.

59.   The sparsely populated central Asian region of Xinjiang is mainly home to ethnic minorities, mainly Moslems.

60.   The SNIS said the epidemic was on the decline following the first rains in densely populated regions of the country.