| Its white breast was bordered by broad dark swaths and had a dark blot right in the center. |
| Sea-level rise could cause the disappearance of vast swaths of this region, and along with them species such as the famed Bengal tiger. |
| With horizontal swaths of greens and umber on their lower portions and lightening shades of blue at the top, the paintings suggest landscapes. |
| In Asia, shrimp ponds destroyed vast swaths of mangrove forests, the key nursery habitat for many undersea creatures in tropical waters. |
| The Kurds in the north, the Sunni Arabs north and west of Baghdad, and the Shiite Arabs of the south and center inhabit vast swaths of territory. |
| Family farms, campos, and swaths of countryside are being seized and decimated. |
