1.   Shoreline residents are finding themselves helplessly falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to halt beach erosion.

2.   Along the New Jersey shore, officials said they were concerned about the possibility of beach erosion and shoreline flooding.

3.   An ususual summer of beach erosion has brought fears of what the onslaught of winter will mean.

4.   As a resident of an oceanfront community, he also expressed special interest in fighting beach erosion on the South Shore.

5.   As a result, minor beach erosion and dangerous rip currents have plagued the east coast of Florida since Friday.

6.   Cliff Jones, the project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers, said he was not concerned about beach erosion undermining the homes now being constructed.

7.   Coast Guard and environmental officials reported few beach erosion and flooding problems throughout the region, primarily because tides were low at this time of month.

8.   Could cause plenty of beach erosion.

9.   Environmentalists are worried that money will be cut out of programs dealing with beach erosion and water pollution.

10.   Ed Abel, director of the Brunswick-Glynn County Emergency Management Agency, said Floyd left behind only a few power outages and minor beach erosion.