31.  After Norstar, Fleet expanded strictly in New England, buying banks in Nashua, N.H., Glastonbury, Conn., Portland, Maine, and small Massachusetts cities.

32.  Business Express expects to save money by merging flight schedules on routes between small cities as the small planes are withdrawn and replaced by larger craft.

33.  Business forecasters are mildly optimistic about lodging industry growth in the small cities along the Massachusetts border.

34.  But the hiring practices in small cities and towns have gone largely unchallenged.

35.  But several students said in interviews that smaller firms in small cities seemed most receptive to them.

36.  But Wolf noted that those numbers have been winnowed by mergers and the tough economics of baseball in small cities.

37.  But while the Houston station and others serving large metropolitan areas could likely survive such cuts, stations serving small cities and rural areas might not.

38.  But with airline deregulation, big carriers pulled out of small cities, and the number of small planes grew rapidly.

39.  Clymer breaks enough new ground to build a small city on.

40.  Colorado and South Dakota imposed tough new restrictions on giant hog farms, which can generate as much pollution as a small city.