71.   Before him stretched a panoramic view of the metropolitan area, from Dutchess County all the way to Fresh Kills on Staten Island.

72.   Big carriers continue adding to their long distance capacity, while they and others keep building high-speed lines in metropolitan areas.

73.   Bob Bradley and P.J. Cowan are two other professionals from the metropolitan area who will play in the tournament this week.

74.   BNY Mortgage Co., an affiliate of the Bank of New York, was among the first to offer reverse mortgages in the New York metropolitan area.

75.   Bob Housen has once again solidified his reputation as one of the top amateur players in the New York metropolitan area.

76.   Bigger paychecks and lower interest rates have buoyed demand and increased prices in nearly every metropolitan area in the country.

77.   Booming Southern metropolitan areas, struggling to put in place road and transit systems, now receive money based on a formula put in place before their populations exploded.

78.   Bradley led Gore in every metropolitan area in the two states except Springfield and Topeka.

79.   -- Competition for the entertainment dollar is tough in a metropolitan area that has pro football, basketball and baseball.

80.   - Nearly enough water seeps into the canyon walls or is evaporated into the air to serve the entire Phoenix metropolitan area.