21.   So much money has poured into mutual funds that people are checking their portfolios by phone from their rough-terrain vehicles as they head to the factory.

22.   The problem is, most people seldom check tire pressure.

23.   The tight security surrounding the release of the figures meant that only a few people checked them before they went out, he said.

24.   To be sure, service centers were flooded with calls, but most people were simply checking the value of their accounts.

25.   Whether away on business in a distant city, telecommuting from home or driving to an appointment, people can check their voice mail simply by using the phone.

26.   People can check in the books for names of people known to be missing and includes information on where they disappeared and dates and places of birth.

27.   But unlike the July listing, people checking the Internet cannot see all the names.

28.   Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley urged people to check on their elderly friends and to cool off at such spots as air-conditioned libraries and city beaches.

29.   For example, people can check information stored on them by Microsoft for free as often as they want, he said.

30.   Proponents of the hard-fought addition of multiple-choice boxes for racial identity are reluctant to predict how many people checked off more than one box.