The trick for the United States is to keep helping the Afghan rebels without undermining other important interests in a region beset by violence, fundamentalism and, in the Persian Gulf, escalating threats to neutral shipping.

The United States Agency for International Development's Office of Transitional Initiatives, which financed Mr. Nugroho's election ads, is sponsoring antiviolence radio ads in regions beset by separatist and sectarian violence.

Their four-stroke engines are one-fifth as dirty as the older, two-stroke models, which means a lot in a region beset by smog, where a single gas-powered blower can emit as much pollution in a year as 80 cars.

His vision of West Africa as an economic and political community of nations provides hope to a region beset with instability.

The Pays Nantais - the Nantes country - is a relatively flat region frequently beset by fierce Atlantic storms, like the one blowing the day I walked into Mr. Métaireau's office.

Islam arrived in the region in the 8th century, but the region, beset with desertification, remained little developed.

I think that any new European neighbourhood policy must make that clear, for the sake of the Palestinians and the Arabs in the region beset by conflicts, and that it would also be in Europe's interests.

I am glad the Commission has recognised that per capita GDP and unemployment rate are considered insufficient indicators with which to assess the socio-economic situation of regions beset with natural handicaps.

The matter of Puerto Rico's political status requires an understanding in the United States of my island as a dynamic force for accomplishment and stability in a region beset by stagnation and political turmoil.

In a region beset by economic bad times, Long Island is hurting even more than most places.