1.   Beer makers such as Anheuser-Busch complained two years ago that the county was selling beer past its expiration date.

2.   The county is short of affordable housing, and the situation is getting worse.

3.   The three main county boroughs were to be retained and five counties were to replace the existing thirteen.

4.   There were counties in California that contained more acreage than that, and the figure included much of the easily irrigable land.

5.   As with development plans, counties were responsible for strategic issues while districts were responsible for local issues.

6.   Beekepers in Oxfordshire believe the county is still free of the Varroa mite.

7.   SOUTHERN counties will be rather cloudy this morning.

8.   In which county is Weymouth?

9.   Along with this newfound power comes the potential for a lot of political volatility, because in large part counties are unprepared for the new role they must serve.