31.   As for Smith, he apparently has lost the ability to re-sign with Minnesota for big money next season.

32.   As insulin supplies dwindle, the body loses its ability to convert food to fuel.

33.   As a result, patients gradually lose the ability to control their movements, speech and other bodily functions and sometimes lose cognitive functions like memory as well.

34.   As the light-sensing cells that send visual signals to the brain lose their ability to function, vision becomes blurred.

35.   As the neurons die, patients lose their ability to speak, to move, to swallow, even to breathe.

36.   As some teams got rich, other franchises such as the Royals and Expos lost the ability to compete.

37.   As the fervor grows and suicide attacks continue, Israeli officials openly wonder whether Arafat has lost the ability to keep a lid on the militant movement.

38.   At that altitude and without oxygen, those on board would quickly lose the ability to function.

39.   At that point, insiders say, he began to lose the ability to determine his own fate.

40.   At the same time, the mother may risk health complications from delivery including losing the ability ever to conceive again.