61.   She said obesity was a major cause of diabetes and hypertension and was now approaching epidemic proportions.

62.   Some dissidents have called for harsh laws to crack down on corruption that top leaders admit has grown to epidemic proportions throughout society, despite repeated national anti-graft campaigns.

63.   The country is known as a heroin smuggling center and amphetamine use has reached epidemic proportions.

64.   The disease reached epidemic proportions around Tuzla nearly a year ago but has since tapered off, she said.

65.   The disease reached epidemic proportions around Tuzla nearly a year ago, but it has since tapered off, she said.

66.   The government said Friday that the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

67.   The government said yesterday that the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

68.   The two biggest new threats are dengue and cholera, which have reached epidemic proportions in South America, said Kain.

69.   They are also sprinkled liberally on farm fields, hillsides and mountaintops, and reach epidemic proportions when you approach a border.

70.   This deadly disease is growing at epidemic proportions even as Americans get steadily fatter and more sedentary.