41.   On the other, land has been cleared for housing lots.

42.   Once the land was cleared, Margery Fish developed a passion for small plant species.

43.   Once the property was theirs, the Smith brothers rolled up their sleeves and set to work clearing the land.

44.   One thousand used automobile tires were donated by a man under court order to clear his land.

45.   Perhaps the most important factor is how much of the cost of building and clearing the land could be privately financed.

46.   Plantation companies, as well as slash-and-burn farmers, set wooded areas alight as the cheapest means of clearing land for planting.

47.   Resolving to make a go of it, they set up committees to deal with health issues, cooking, clearing land and building shelters.

48.   Settlers burn trees and bushes to enrich the ground with nutrients, which makes the land arable for three years at most before they have to clear new land.

49.   Six years after his release, Shumaker cleared the land and dug a pond.

50.   Some local army commanders are taking steps in that direction by assigning soldiers to civilian tasks ranging from digging irrigation canals to clearing pasture land for sheep and goats.