31.   And Pawgan says there may be a problem with race and gender, claiming black women tend to be overweight compared to other racial groups.

32.   And the coal fires in the United States are negligible compared with those overseas.

33.   And while IDO has wealthy Toyota as a financial backer, it is tiny compared with the other players in the market.

34.   As a political mass medium, the Internet is minuscule compared with television.

35.   As grueling as the five-day trials were last October, making the team may have been easy compared with getting picked to actually compete in Atlanta.

36.   Black folks and minorities are more likely to be poor compared to whites.

37.   Benefits are skimpy compared with those of employer-based plans.

38.   Besides, acting in a film is easy compared to knocking yourself out nightly touring in a one-man show.

39.   Both are Dow components, and analysts said their shares are inexpensive compared with expectations for future earnings.

40.   Both consumption and investment have passed their worst periods, for sure, but the problem is that their buoyancy is weak compared to previous recoveries.