21.   If the Hawks were more visible on a national scale, Martelli would be a prime candidate for national coach of the year.

22.   Informing those who have been sterilized is an initiative that has never been undertaken on a national scale, said Reilly, and probably never will be.

23.   Jacobson says the department has studied the prison smoke-ban trend on a national scale and has not found any significant or organized resistance by inmates or staff.

24.   Now, Andrew intends to employ the same blend of technology and targeting on a national scale.

25.   On a national scale, there is similar and plentiful evidence that in most places in the United States, a losing NHL team leads to instant fan indifference.

26.   On the grander national scale, this is material for the back pages.

27.   Played out on a national scale, such attitudes toward birth control have led to one of the most radical reductions in family size recorded in modern history.

28.   Proposals provide for unions to retain the power to bargain collectively on a national scale, while also providing health-care plans for workers.

29.   Rep. Bob Matsui, D-Calif., said Asian-Pacific Americans never before have been mobilized to register on a national scale.

30.   Ramirez is the shy player raised in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, a hitter recognized in his own neighborhood, but rarely celebrated on a national scale.