71.   Admittedly, the Sverdlovsk region is not the Reddest in Russia, but seven percent is definitely a poor showing, dangerously close to the five-percent barrier.

72.   After a crisp start, this region will be quite pleasant, with ample sunshine and low humidity.

73.   All kinds of rumors spread, including one that the government had found uranium and that the whole region was radioactive.

74.   Both regions are thus largely independent of external constraints and can manage their policies without being thrown off course by any but the most severe external shocks.

75.   But business people emphasize that the region is still mainly in the investment phase, and that new fortunes are mostly yet to be made.

76.   But even at relatively long odds that oil could be profitably extracted, the region is of crucial interest to war-devastated Bosnia and Croatia.

77.   But financial analysts are skeptical of the idea, saying that the region is too political unstable and even dangerous for Western companies to take a chance on them.

78.   But for many wealthy Mexicans in the United States, these regions are home.

79.   But many regions are also broke.

80.   But some law enforcement officials say recent crime trends show how interconnected the region is.