21.   Already, large tracts of the sprawling city are nearly unrecognizable -- as if a hurricane had ripped through town.

22.   But about five years ago, large tracts of vineyards began dying in the Napa Valley.

23.   But because Kennedy and La Guardia are surrounded by large tracts of residential areas, the search in New York for alternative sites so far has been fruitless.

24.   But potential buyers can forget about building hundreds of houses, office buildings or shopping centers on these large tracts.

25.   By eschewing large tracts of the market as unsuitable, the fund is likely to perform out of line of the general indexes.

26.   Carter, who set aside large tracts of Alaska land as wilderness, has often said it was one of his most satisfying actions.

27.   Conoco has developed large tracts of oil in the North Sea and Indonesia, and recently off the west coast of Africa.

28.   Despite problems, some large tracts have been acquired.

29.   Each spring when the caterpillars hatch, they devour hardwood leaves, especially oaks, and have defoliated large tracts of forests in the Northeast.

30.   Farmers are leaving large tracts of land fallow, believing that world commodity prices will not revive anytime soon.