Now the whole of that area is being developed in a big way.

BBC: 'Nightingale Quarter' homes plan for Derby hospital site

Secessionists argue that there exists an overarching body, even bigger than the city of Los Angeles, that can pull together the interests of the whole metropolitan area.

ECONOMIST: Troubled cities 1

There is no question that the whole area of public sector pensions will be looked at closely over the next year or two and there are several options for the Government.

BBC: Fergus Muirhead

The next surprise is that, after years of profligacy, the euro area as a whole will have a budget surplus this year for the first time in at least half a century.

ECONOMIST: Stumbling yet again?

An underlying rationale for Eurobonds is that the public finances of the euro area as a whole look quite respectable, at least compared with those of other big rich economies.

ECONOMIST: Eurobonds could restore confidence, but at a cost

"It is not the whole building that collapsed, but just a storage area in the front part of the building, " he said.

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I'm standing in a small village about 15 miles outside of Coimbra, and basically the whole area around here is a very rich forest that has been burnt to the ground.

NPR: In Portugal Another Season of Forest Fires

Now, this is an area that was hit hard by the recession -- and that's true of the whole state.

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