71.  In principle, the commerce secretary has oversight over a wide area of business activity as diverse as the Internet, technology investment, American competitiveness and export policies.

72.  In response, many consumers find that they must alter their tactics, searching by phone over wide areas for dealerships that have a car on the lot.

73.  In the wake of the storm, gusty winds from the northwest will develop over a wide area from the Great Lakes to the East Coast.

74.  Inspecting such a wide area is a challenge, Beck said.

75.  Moose, bear and other wildlife have disappeared from wide areas of Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta.

76.  More likely, it is hundreds or thousands of small pebbles and stones scattered over a wide area.

77.  Melting mountains of snow flooded wide areas, while homes and businesses suffered a plague of leaking roofs and collapses.

78.  Noting that the increase in violence was spread over a wide area, law enforcement officials said there was no single factor that linked the crimes.

79.  Officers cordoned off a wide area and advised people at home to stay indoors and they refused to let residents into the neighborhood as the search continued.

80.  Officials said the plans would permit extensive bombing of a wide area and include Bosnian Serb air defenses as targets, provided the United Nations agreed.