71.   Most sections were approximately four feet square, although some were as small as an ear.

72.   No matter what I did, the odds of my getting back to shore were so small as to be not quite zero.

73.   Now he offers his jewelers in the United States, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Africa and Europe diamonds as small as a third-carat.

74.   On top of that are unemployment benefits that are so small as to be relatively useless to middle-class workers.

75.   Or it could be as small as a mole.

76.   Perhaps the biggest is the trend by refiners to keep stocks of both crude and refined oil as small as possible.

77.   Players command a force as small as a platoon or as large as a reinforced battalion.

78.   Poche added that mice can squeeze through areas as small as a nickel, and rats can squeeze through areas as small as a half-dollar.

79.   Q. How does an insect as small as a cricket produce such a loud noise?

80.   Quotes in increments as small as pennies seek to narrow the trading spreads -- differences between the buying and selling prices -- that contribute to dealer profit.