41.   Meanwhile, the city became the place for marital consummation.

42.   Now, four years later, the city has become his reason to stay.

43.   Reversing a longtime trend, the city became the engine of state growth.

44.   Sectarian relations have always been acutely sensitive in Hebron, but since the start of the Palestinian intifada the city has become one of the worst battlefields.

45.   Several developers commented that the city has become a friendlier place for builders since the election of Dennis Archer as mayor four years ago.

46.   The amendments attracted new opposition to the bill from local government lobbyists concerned that their cities could become fertile grounds for secession efforts as well.

47.   The cities became strongholds of power for National Action, known as PAN.

48.   The city first became the landlord for thousands of New Yorkers during the administration of Mayor Edward Koch.

49.   The city itself has become an alternative way of life.

50.   The city became a racial war zone that summer with dozens injured amid rampant violence and arson.