21.   Many analysts have criticized Microsoft for underestimating the importance of the Internet in years past, leaving Netscape Communications Corp. to exploit its explosive growth.

22.   Never underestimate the importance of the West to presidential candidates on the stump, especially when reaching out to voters outside the West.

23.   One cannot underestimate the importance of food in a state fair.

24.   One reason Europe has turned out to be a tough market for United States companies to unlock is that most of them have underestimated the importance of local conditions.

25.   Pollsters said the elections results showed that the Peronists grossly underestimated the importance that voters had placed on issues like unemployment, corruption and a balance of power.

26.   President Bush is now paying such a price for ignoring this history and underestimating the importance of environmental issues, especially for millions of his natural constituents.

27.   Research and street smarts are the keys to winning, but never underestimate the importance of freak accidents and blind luck.

28.   School districts often underestimate the importance of aesthetic details when building a new school, Passantino said.

29.   Sonnenfeld and company certainly underestimated the importance of a good script.

30.   The Stars would be wise not to underestimate the importance of such players in pursuit of Stanley Cups.