21.   The Diamondbacks eventually found themselves in financial stress, with Major League Baseball having to guarantee a loan for the team last season, a first for the sport.

22.   The financial stress was taking a physical toll.

23.   The idea would be to reassure skittish investors that their loans were safe so they need not bolt at the first signs of financial stress.

24.   The new shoe and apparel megadeals help ease the financial stress in college sports.

25.   There were also mounting financial stresses.

26.   Two incomes relieve financial stress on families, and the second earner provides a safety net if the other is downsized out of a job and benefits.

27.   Universities, under growing financial stress, are receptive to almost anything that promises to cut costs or increase revenue.

28.   As always in times of financial stress, the entertainer has turned to live audiences.

29.   Aztecas owner Doug Logan said he had to move out of Mexico because of financial stress caused by the peso devaluation.

30.   But now, with the financial stress of German unification and more international competition, the system is under strain.