1.   They have had effective control of the area since the security forces left.

2.   The Tibetan Plateau has been an unstable area since at least the Late Palaeozoic.

3.   Latest figures show an overall twenty seven per cent decrease in crimes reported in that area since the project began.

4.   Although Beijing and Washington have resumed bilateral dialogue in several areas since last May, human rights is one area where conversation has remained at a standstill.

5.   Authorities said Friday night they believe the suspect had been camping in the Ojai area since the shooting, talking with other campers and asking for food.

6.   A Bell Atlantic subsidiary has been offering Internet services to businesses in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas since April.

7.   According to police reports, the car had been parked in the off-limits security-buffer area since last night.

8.   But he acknowledged that he did not actually know of any cases of theft in his area since the earthquake.

9.   But Nynex officials say the problem has doubled in the Boston area since October, despite frantic efforts to stop it.

10.   Elian, his father, his stepmother and his half-brother have been staying in the Washington area since late April.