41.  Although it is not the capital, Turkey's largest city drives the country financially, commercially, industrially and culturally.

42.  As the protests gathered strength last month, Serbia invited the group to review the Government's decision invalidating opposition victories in 14 of Serbia's 19 largest cities.

43.  As such, he says, they call attention to the need for further research into the pollution problems that plague many of the world's largest cities.

44.  For those who scoff at the notion that the mayor of the nation's largest city could be upstaged by members of the first family, take note:

45.  From Illinois's largest city, the vice president dashed to Las Cruces, N.M., for an evening rally that was to feature Latino singing star Marc Anthony.

46.  From this farming town to Fargo, the state's largest city, the low level of crime allows for human behavior that would seem bizarre elsewhere.

47.  German is spoken throughout the area; tourism offices in the largest cities have English-speaking staff members, but English isn't widely used.

48.  Green Bay is the 199th largest city in the United States, and its television market, which includes Appleton, Wis., is ranked 71st.

49.  Giuliani said yesterday that the mayor of the largest city should make the largest salary, because his commissioners by law cannot make more than he does.

50.  Haad Yai is the largest city in Southern Thailand.