1.  AN EXCESS of leukaemia cases has been found among children in rural parts of Scotland linked to the growth of the North Sea oil industry.

2.  The report linked a higher-than-normal number of cases among children in rural parts of Scotland to the development of the North Sea oil industry.

3.  But in the more rural parts of the County there are definitely problems.

4.  An increasing number of parishes, particularly in rural parts of the Midwest, have no resident priests.

5.  And strict regulations curtail building in rural parts of the country.

6.  And the automobile emerges as one of the main villains, carrying contamination to even the most rural parts of America.

7.  As preparation for writing the next book, he has just completed two years traveling in the rural parts of six Latin American countries.

8.  Both sides agree that rural parts of the state, where hunting and shooting are a part of the culture, appear to be supporting concealed weapons.

9.  Already, the World Bank is working with Thai government officials to create jobs in rural parts of the country and discourage students from dropping out of school.

10.  But nowadays even the rural parts of Texas are wavering.