1.   In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.

2.   The Tory party has not said that it would ensure that rural areas do not suffer disproportionately as a result.

3.   Most areas suffered more rain than usual, with Northern Ireland getting double the average for the month.

4.   Rural areas are suffering at the moment.

5.   Black edges form when the highly vulnerable exposed areas suffer bacterial invasion.

6.   After the strikes, which continued intermittently through December, the area suffered a shortage of esssential goods.

7.   But other areas also suffered.

8.   Buttrick said big carriers flying long distances, carriers on the East Coast and those flying out of New York area will suffer most, he said.

9.   Last year, the area suffered heavy flooding from two storms that drifted eastward from the Pacific Ocean.

10.   Restricting dam use, it was claimed, would result in a serious loss of jobs in an area already suffering high unemployment.