21.   Inflation lowers the value of stocks by making their value worth less as time passes.

22.   Initially, symptoms tend to be minor, but they grow more severe as time passes and may be provoked by an increasing number of foods.

23.   Manny passes the time by creating an imaginary family, employing photos pilfered from the tract homes she and Lo have burglarized.

24.   More importantly, Bruschi seems to think the market will increase as time passes, but history indicates that it decreases after the initial burst of activity.

25.   Other conflicts are likely to blossom as time passes.

26.   Pentagon officials would not speculate on whether more activations will be needed but noted that personnel may be rotated in and out of units as time passes.

27.   Psychologists predict that, as time passes and if there are no new acts of terrorism, people will quickly resume old patterns of behavior regarding risk.

28.   The costs, he said, are sure to go up as time passes, and the money could be better spent on other, more pressing city services.

29.   The liquidators keep massive databases on past sales, and use information in them to set prices on a sliding scale that offers deeper discounts as time passes.

30.   The more than three-hour playing time passes quickly.