31.   That feeling became even more intense as my friend and I settled back in our sand chairs.

32.   That the feeling grows more intense as the work progresses testifies to its triumph.

33.   The adrenalin produced by this initial sequence is as intense as the horror it depicts.

34.   The battles among groups representing former forced laborers have been almost as intense as the bargaining with German leaders.

35.   The competition among Internet sites to see who gets which signing first is almost as intense as which schools land the prospects.

36.   The competition will be as intense as ever.

37.   The conversation bordered on intense as both sides stood firm in stating their cases.

38.   The elbow-work among leading Republicans in California has been as intense as among the presidential contenders.

39.   The demand for soup kitchens and food pantries has become intense as more and more Americans find themselves sliding into the ugly pit of poverty.

40.   The latest shooting, which took place two blocks from where Diallo was killed, ignited another round of protests as intense as those over the Diallo shooting.