21.   Many California farmers already pay a lot more than that for experienced hands and equipment operators.

22.   Of course, being published is an indicator of talent as judged by experienced hands in the often hardhearted, bottom-line-oriented publishing business.

23.   Only an experienced NBA hand could put this team back together again.

24.   Responding to rapidly deteriorating political conditions, President Ernesto Zedillo on Wednesday replaced his most important and trusted cabinet minister with a far more experienced political hand.

25.   Some experienced hands in the valley have seen so many start-ups sputter that they have largely sworn off stock options.

26.   The drum major wanted to lend an experienced hand.

27.   The Hawks will look for an experienced hand.

28.   The more timid, less experienced hands gripped the saddle horns tightly and hoped for the best.

29.   The new mood has touched the more experienced hands in the fur business.

30.   The pack ice was heavier that summer than any experienced polar hands could remember.