1.  But these fees are increasingly showing up at hotels in energy- rich states such as Texas and Oklahoma.

2.  But Turkmenistan, a state rich in natural gas and run in the old Soviet autocratic style by Saparmurad Niyazov, considers the Commonwealth a waste of time.

3.  Governments, especially in the rich Gulf Arab states, are also doing their bit on the humanitarian front.

4.  In general, even after within-state spending has been equalized, poor districts in rich states spend much more than rich districts in poor states.

5.  Nevertheless, Reed said, Dole would be able to cobble together a victory by winning two or three electorally rich Midwestern states or California.

6.  Others say spending should rebalance resources, with rich states essentially financing the economic needs of poorer states.

7.  Paxon singled out Texas as a state particularly rich in opportunities for the GOP.

8.  Reed also suggested that since Kemp was a native of California he could help the campaign in the electoral-vote rich state, where it is badly lagging.

9.  Both banks are based in Munich, the capital of the rich German state of Bavaria.

10.  It is indeed tragic that a state so rich in natural resources is bereft of the progress it deserves.