31.   And the many immigrants from seaside cities like Odessa and Leningrad appreciated the shore atmosphere.

32.   And Staples sells a less-profitable mix of products in small cities like Bangor than in urban areas like Boston.

33.   And they say proposed legislation would disproportionately hurt cities like New York, Boston, Chicago and Houston, which have a heavy concentration of teaching hospitals.

34.   And the police in cities like New York have gotten savvier as well as tougher, said James Q. Wilson of the University of California at Los Angeles.

35.   And when things start to slow, nowhere is the ripple felt more strongly than in convention cities like Atlanta.

36.   And yet, thanks also to the Berlin Philharmonic, music is the one area where Berlin can outshine cities like Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg.

37.   Angelenos love their city like a mistress and hate it as they would an oppressive master.

38.   Another book, published this year, examines workers, and the rise of unions from their pre-Civil War trade shops to major cities like Las Vegas.

39.   And while the illegal use of OxyContin took root in rural areas along the East Coast, it has begun moving into cities like Philadelphia.

40.   Another part of the expectations game focused on physical appearance, an issue a politically conscious city like Boston would scorn if the candidates were women.