81.   The tanks are sources of both heat and frustration, as even rural residents get hit by the energy crisis.

82.   There were conflicting reports Sunday whether rural residents who are squatting on four white commercial farms southeast of Harare would abandon the properties.

83.   They retain a loyal following among rural residents, nationalistic voters and those in industry and banking who depend on the government.

84.   Thompson rebutted criticism that Bush budget cuts would kill or cripple several programs to prevent child abuse, treat AIDS patients and bring rural residents access to health care.

85.   To survive a bitterly cold winter and an energy crisis, rural residents have been felling trees at an alarming rate, the ITAR-Tass news agency said.

86.   While urban Chinese are limited to one child per family, most rural residents may have a second child if their first is a girl.

87.   In the last three decades, tens of thousands of rural residents have flooded to the city, drawn by the social benefits of the revolution.

88.   China has launched a five-year project to get electricity to eight million poverty-stricken rural residents, Xinhua reported Monday.