1.   The area borders on the Yorkshire Dales.

2.   Most utility mergers so far have been between companies whose service areas border or are near each other.

3.   The area in question borders eastern Kosovo and is patrolled by U.S. troops.

4.   The area also borders the Taklimakan Desert, the second largest desert in the world.

5.   The area borders the Russian breakaway region of Chechnya, and the U.S. government claims that fighters in both areas have al-Qaida links.

6.   In Thailand, the Muslim community is mostly found in the south, especially areas bordering Malaysia.

7.   That area borders Serbia proper, and Serbia, which runs what remains of Yugoslavia, is unlikely to permit a Croatian attack without striking back.

8.   The area borders Arakan.

9.   The area borders southeastern Turkey, where Kurdish rebels have been battling Turkish forces.

10.   The area also borders breakaway Chechnya.