11.   Even cutting small trees, on a large scale, would leave hundreds of thousands of stumps in the forests.

12.   He left hundreds of telephone messages for city officials and journalists.

13.   He will be the first sitting American president to visit the communist country since the Tiananmen massacre, which left hundreds of unnarmed Chinese dead.

14.   How will society react to restructurings and bankruptcies of the newly privatized companies, which will leave hundreds of thousands of jobless workers?

15.   Masses of the green or black worms are chomping across lawns and leaving hundreds of homeowners with nothing but shriveled roots in their wake, area experts say.

16.   Poor water pressure and drainage leave hundreds of thousands of Nezahualcoyotl residents without running water in their homes.

17.   Several days of rioting in the western Indian state of Gujarat have left hundreds of Muslims and Hindus dead and stirred anxiety throughout the nation and the region.

18.   Snow and ice storms in the South and Midwest have left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity and rendered roads nearly impassible.

19.   Some analysts noted that strong growth in employment over the last several months had left hundreds of thousands of Americans with more money in their pockets.

20.   That leaves hundreds of kids who must find another place to play ball.