Police searched for clues in the area.

警察在那一地带查找线索。

They've just opened a new hotel in the area.

他们刚在该地区新开了一家旅馆。

The murdered woman was well known in the area.

被杀害的女人在这个地区很有名气。

I rang round all the travel agents in the area.

我打电话询问了那个地区所有的旅行社。

There are a lot of empty properties in the area.

这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。

The money was distributed among schools in the area.

这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。

Several companies have their headquarters in the area.

有几家公司总部设在这个地区。

This is the main factor driving investment in the area.

这是推动在这个地区投资的主要因素。

United Nations troops enforced a ceasefire in the area.

联合国军队在该地区强制执行停火命令。

There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.

最近这一地区接连发生了多起抢劫案。

Aid workers remain in the area despite continuous sniping.

尽管冷枪不断，但救援人员仍然留在这一地区。

If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.

你若在本地区居住，就有权领取停车许可证。

There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area.

这个地区最近发生了一连串劫持事件。

We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area.

我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。

Four women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently.

近来这个地区有四名妇女遭到强奸猥亵。

The government is maintaining a heavy police presence in the area.

政府在这地区派驻了大批警察。

The company has been forced to realign its operations in the area.

公司被迫对这一领域的经营进行了调整。

The court's ruling clears the way to condemn buildings in the area.

法院的裁决为确定这一地区的建筑物为危房扫清了障碍。

Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.

耕作方法的改变严重影响了这个地区的就业。

They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.

他们又用那老一套的借口解释这个地区缺少就业机会的问题。

The minister of labour will be holding an imbizo with farmers in the area.

劳工部长将与这一地区的农民举行对话会。

Local entrepreneurs developed fashionable restaurants, bars and discotheques in the area.

当地的企业家在这个地区开办了时尚的餐馆、酒吧和迪斯科舞厅。

We did a lot of leafleting in the area.

我们在此地散发了许多传单。

2 000 troops were deployed in the area.

那个地区部署了2 000人的部队。

There are some interesting walks in the area.

这一带有一些有趣的小径。

There are several different hunts in the area.

这个地区有几支不同的猎狐队。

We may have to intervene militarily in the area.

我们可能只好对这一地区进行军事干涉。

The blast levelled several buildings in the area.

那次爆炸把当地几座建筑物夷为平地。

There has been quarrying in the area for centuries.

这地方的采石业已有几百年了。

There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday.

昨天，那一地区发生过零星的战斗。