1.   In this vast Adrar desert, which borders Western Sahara, an inexorable drought governs nature and man.

2.   The expedition took place in the middle of a vast desert wilderness Marked blank on the maps.

3.   Afterward, Murcutt explored territory inhabited by Aborigines in the vast desert regions of northern Australia, closely examining their way of building.

4.   But the reverberations of the huge explosion that killed five Americans and one other foreigner last week are still shaking the vast desert kingdom and its conservative neighbors.

5.   Environmentalists have long sought protection for the vast California desert as a priceless environmental treasure, rich in rare flora and fauna.

6.   Finding prospectors in this vast desert is difficult, and few of the small operations comply with all federal safety standards, Ploughman said.

7.   He notes the vast unpatrollable desert, the road to the Gulf of California and the border, which all converge in San Luis.

8.   In the vast desert between Kandahar and Herat, for instance, whether the Taliban ever really gave up seems increasingly unclear.

9.   The doll house stands on stilts in a vast urban desert.

10.   The landscape is varied, from the Hajar Mountains in the east to vast deserts to beaches.