1.   Cattle ranching requires large tracts of land.

2.   In the headwaters of most rivers there are large tracts of agricultural land and a virtual absence of industrial discharges.

3.   The first applications for permission to grow large commercial tracts of the new trees are expected to come in about five years.

4.   The lucrative sugar-beet industry had led to the buying up of large tracts of land before the World War.

5.   There are also large tracts where, it would appear, no University research has been undertaken.

6.   There are large tracts of vacant land near the river, which could be used for farming.

7.   The development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives.