61.  Banks want to expand in Virginia because its population of affluent families and professionals is growing, particularly in the Washington metropolitan area.

62.  Bayer CropScience will keep Animal Health and Crop Protection operations in the metropolitan area as part of the decision.

63.  Beanies are going, going, gone in seconds after they hit the shelves in specialty shops and card stores around the metropolitan area.

64.  Because of its scale, Seabrook Village is a departure among all of them in the New York metropolitan area.

65.  Because of downed phone lines and widespread electricity outages, many Salvadorans in the metropolitan area have not yet heard how their relatives have fared.

66.  Because Sharm el-Sheikh is so far from any metropolitan area, even calling Cairo is the equivalent of an international call.

67.  Because of its size and traffic congestion, the New York metropolitan area most likely has more than its share of angry drivers.

68.  Being near a metropolitan area such as Louisville has brought in a plentiful supply of customers, the majority of whom are high school and college students.

69.  Bertuglia said his company had solid relationships with five unions in the New York metropolitan area.

70.  Besides, Strutton added, Denver is hardly a typical metropolitan area.