In the summer, however, the discharge is much diminished and significant tracts may dry up completely as a result of the heavy exploitation of its water.

In animals without a significant corticospinal tract, gait is mainly controlled by the red nucleus.

Flooded areas have significant tracts of floodplain forest.

His father was a member of the Italian nobility who held significant tracts of land outside Milan.

One of the most significant such tracts we have, the most representative of what the primitive wilderness really was like.

I'm against seeing significant tracts of open space disappear without a discussion of these issues.

One exception was the logging industry, in which conflicting needs and ideologies enabled the preservation of significant tracts of forest.

In this capacity, he surveyed and claimed significant additional tracts of land, becoming one of Kentucky's most wealthy citizens.

Around this time, Jones began to acquire significant tracts of land across southern Ontario.

Consisting largely of densely built residential space, Cambridge lacks significant tracts of public parkland.