21.   It finally emerges, and the berry aroma is as intense as petroleum, yet a glance at the ingredients reveals nothing about berries.

22.   It might turn out that neither experience was as intense as her third Kentucky Derby trip will be.

23.   It was a performance to remember, with Ms. Herrera brilliant in her technique as Polyhymnia and Ms. Kent intense as Calliope.

24.   Khandi Alexander was particularly intense as a junkie whose amorality when it came to scoring was matched only by her passion to keep her son off drugs.

25.   Opposition to vouchers remains as intense as ever.

26.   Political wars over his legacy were as intense as those over his graven image.

27.   Security at Toy Fair is nearly as intense as on the presidential campaign trail.

28.   Simms is not as intense as Applewhite, but he is just as intent on leading the Longhorns.

29.   Some Turks came to view them with a hatred almost as intense as that which they now hold for Ocalan.

30.   That job, however, has never been more pressured and intense as in this age of suicide bombers, of bombs of unprecedented power.