sql: combine LIKE and IN

I am trying to improve the following:

select tbl.city
from tbl
where tbl.city like 'b%' or
tbl.city like 'd%' or
tbl.city like 'k%'

I have tried the following, but without success: where tbl.city like in ('b%', 'd%', 'k%')

Thanks,
Bob Received on Wed Feb 11 2004 - 13:41:24 CST