1.  A big wheel in local government.

2.  A business rate will also be levied, but both these two components of local authority finance will be radically restructured.

3.  A check of the ponds was in order because of both concern expressed by local citizens and normal operating procedure.

4.  A citizen should play an active part.-He might hold a local office.

5.  A coarse cloth was made from the local wool.

6.  A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.

7.  A community centre is the ideal place for local residents to get together to discuss crime prevention.

8.  A couple of articles appeared in local papers, but nothing else.

9.  A couple of local people helped us dig out the car, which was by now completely stuck in the mud.

10.  A crowd of thousands of cheering local residents.