1.   Even the remotest village councils felt their heavy hand, and the municipalities of Chambery and the other towns lost their autonomy.

2.   They believe the town lost an important factory development because other parts of the country are able to offer better financial incentives.

3.   And a town lost its favorite son.

4.   All across the Great Plains, small towns are losing their livelihood.

5.   In the last decade, the town has lost a host of businesses that depended on a natural gas extraction industry that is all but depleted now.

6.   In the last few months, the town has also lost a mobile-home factory and a truck-parts supplier.

7.   Kind of makes me wonder if she thinks the whole town has lost its memory and its mind.

8.   Little by little, said Zelepos, the town has been losing business to the casino.

9.   Mayor Tom Donch said the town had lost the chance to have the tree on municipal property because some residents opposed having it near fields where children play.

10.   Now he is worried that the town could lose some of that charm.