41.  Although Russian troops control the major cities, the rebels have continued to stage guerrilla attacks, and peace talks have broken down.

42.  Although Taliban forces did not quickly collapse, they were increasingly isolated in pockets near the major cities.

43.  Although that may seem a bargain when compared with rents in major cities like New York and Chicago, it is pricey by Cincinnati standards.

44.  America has been building out its telephone systems for decades, with big cables between the major cities and millions of copper wires running into every house.

45.  American families with Chinese children are becoming more common in many major cities.

46.  Among major cities, there were winners and losers.

47.  And a chief management officer accountable to the control board runs nine major city agencies that had been run by the mayor.

48.  An opposition party appears on the verge of capturing control of a major Mexican city for the first time in history.

49.  And as in most major cities, the crime rate is down due to a booming economy and community policing, though the police force is understaffed.

50.  And Brooklyn has virtually all the attributes of a major city.