61.   The plant spreads so quickly that a small patch one day can turn quickly into a shore-clogging mess.

62.   The only lawn is a small patch in front.

63.   These researchers work in the same spirit as a beach-goer, who, staring down at a small patch of sand, sees a glittering kingdom.

64.   They helped keep small patches of order within a larger order imposed by rival superpower spheres of influence.

65.   They are used in cultivating small patches of soil and planting of small plants.

66.   This time, though, the offensive line did not have to kick at the packed snow to clear a small patch for him to get his footing.

67.   Two old potted plants are toppled over near an oak tree that hangs over a small patch of red clay.

68.   Two kudu, scrunched together against the far fence, had sought out a small patch of sunlight.

69.   We might even find some small patches of common ground if we cleared the landscape of all those exclamation points.

70.   We were about to give up and were almost back to where we started when we found a small patch of lupine behind a parking lot along the highway.