21.   A few months ago, workers spotted small patches of weed-like grass and moss growing from the grime on the dome.

22.   A few people are allergic to DHA, so the products should first be tested on a small patch of skin.

23.   A small concrete patch outside of the lounge area was shown to her as an outdoor play space.

24.   A small patch of the noxious weed occupies the vitrine like a piece of a Brooklyn vacant lot, along with detritus and tiny bugs.

25.   A small patch of ground is crowded with coolers, crates of bottled water and a canteen dispensing crackers, nuts and candy bars.

26.   Clusters of men, women and children sat together in lawn chairs or on blankets in small patches of snow stomped flat by their boots.

27.   Describing himself as a ruined subsistence farmer, he tries to cultivate beans and sugar cane on a small patch of land.

28.   Dr. Ramirez, the cardiovascular surgeon, numbed a small patch of skin beneath her breastbone and angled a large needle toward her left shoulder blade.

29.   Even a small patch of green in the city can be home to three or four types of nests.

30.   Even when they lived off beans, many kept a small patch of cotton near the house, just so they could say they were still cotton growers.