11.  American officials feared that such a tax would cover crossborder transactions as well as local ones.

12.  And he is involved in a handful of companies that he has invested in, including two local ones, WebCriteria and myHealthBank.

13.  And, of course, there is Zimbabwe, where it has become extremely difficult for journalists, particularly critical local ones, to work.

14.  Another initiative, begun in Africa, sought to replace imported building materials with cheaper local ones, and came up with straw.

15.  As the voting starts, national numbers mean less than local ones.

16.  Both Ms. Wysong and Lebenstein said there could be problems in placing nonprofit organizations, especially local ones.

17.  A national story had become a local one.

18.  A leading newspaper, Business Day, applauded the decision, saying long-distance calls had subsidized local ones too long.

19.  Alex not only is a quality pitcher but a local one as well.

20.  All taxes, even local ones, go to Rome before being redistributed, often by civil servants and politicians who hail from the South.