21.   A slump in land values helped the church acquire the hilltop site.

22.   After years of urban encroachment, escalating land values and soaring property taxes, the option to sell is becoming more and more attractive to theater owners.

23.   But land values in the district have been plummeting.

24.   But the scandal that erupted when Zu Cal disparaged land values had people quickly forgetting about the horse scam.

25.   Car dealers are moving away from the central city, faced with skyrocketing downtown land values and the lure of the growing suburbs.

26.   Critics say such policies have led to a vicious circle of overproduction, inflated land values, and low prices.

27.   Eliminate dams and barges, farmers here say, and higher shipping costs would slash land values, bankrupt farms and turn main streets to ghost towns.

28.   For the United States, the East and West coasts were ruled out, because high land values skewed the profile.

29.   Franks supported a law allowing land owners to sue governments for compensation when land values are reduced by regulations or zoning changes.

30.   He added that he wants his committee to look into issues of concern to conservatives such as compensation to property owners when government regulations cause land values to drop.