31.   Al Jolson, Katharine Hepburn and Gene Autry had never appeared on television before they all made it big in the movies.

32.   Boston is also big in the flower world.

33.   But in the last nine months CollegeClub.com, which was big in our space, filed for bankruptcy and another competitor, The DormStore, just shut down.

34.   But in the very early returns, Alex is already paying off big in the very important area of what he says and how he says it.

35.   But most are rich unknowns from Florida or Brazil, whose husbands made it big in lumber or real estate.

36.   But it is unclear how Polygram can fulfill its ambitions to be as big in pictures as it is in music.

37.   But she came in at just the right moment and made voguing big in, like, Des Moines.

38.   But once upon a time, we were big in Lubbock.

39.   But there are others who made it big in science, business and education.

40.   By CINDY PEARLMAN What are the odds of making it big in Hollywood?