21.   He proposed more empowerment zones in struggling cities and for more crop insurance for struggling farms.

22.   He said he planned to get very involved in the empowerment zone, despite his busy schedule.

23.   He said the department already has accomplished much in areas of trade, rural empowerment zones and bureaucratic streamlining.

24.   If granted, the federal empowerment zones would likely correspond to the supplemental zone boundaries.

25.   In his speech here, Gore said proposed rules would encourage Federal contractors to set up shop in empowerment zones or other distressed neighborhoods nationwide.

26.   In January, he opened a line of credit to sustain successful training programs financed last year through the federal empowerment zone in the South Bronx.

27.   In the meantime, businesses interested in moving into the empowerment zone and taking advantage of the tax incentives it offers are losing their patience.

28.   Instead of concentrating on big developments, the empowerment zone must pay more attention to small, community-based retailers that have traditionally been turned down by banks.

29.   It is too early to gauge the impact of the empowerment zones, but the other efforts have been helpful.

30.   Kansas City and Kansas City, Kan., submitted a joint application to designate a contiguous section of the two inner cities as a federal empowerment zone.