21.   In parts of the Northeast where there is currently a heightened concern about drought, precipitation is more evenly distributed throughout the year.

22.   Investors have also taken advantage of opportunities created by the heightened concern earlier this year.

23.   Japanese bonds pared gains, as a steep decline in stocks heightened concern that investors will sell bonds to offset losses in equities.

24.   Natural gas futures rose to the highest price in a month after an inventory report heightened concern supplies could be tight this winter.

25.   Mortgage securities fared worse than benchmark Treasury notes as low rates heightened concern mortgage refinancings will accelerate.

26.   Numerous published news reports and industry analysts state the boom in cellular phone sales is spurred by safety-minded consumers and heightened concern about crime.

27.   No one was hurt in any of the incidents, although all three victims walked away with a heightened concern for their own safety.

28.   On the one hand, the Vatican and the U.S. cardinals want to project a pro-active response to heightened concern about priests who sexually abuse children and teen-agers.

29.   Privacy is also a heightened concern for owners of homes separated by only a few feet.

30.   Rising employment, in turn, has fueled activity in retail spending and new vehicle registrations and heightened concerns that wages will accelerate inflation.