1.   Fiats and mopeds clog the streets of Palermo, Ragusa, and the smaller cities.

2.   For these smaller cities, less expensive and more modestly scaled public transport and traffic restraint policies are more appropriate.

3.   Ambulances are also touring in Chicago, Los Angeles and smaller cities, says Dr. George Molzen, president-elect of the American College of Emergency Room Physicians.

4.   Among the companies that have recently pulled out is MVP, an HMO that served Medicaid recipients in smaller upstate cities like Schenectady, Kingston and Utica.

5.   And in countless smaller cities, local bank managers are converting accounts for customers who want statements in euros rather than marks or francs.

6.   And fares will remain high or possibly increase in smaller cities, where there is little or no competition.

7.   And many smaller cities have enacted similar ordinances, ensuring that the debates will stay lively.

8.   And indeed, many housing agencies in smaller cities and rural areas where demand fluctuates were not using all the available money all the time.

9.   And smaller cities are further behind.

10.   And, he said, mergers of the giants and their growing preference for jets to serve their secondary markets might make more turboprops available to serve smaller cities.