31.   Particulates are needlessly shortening the lives of Phoenix residents, the association contends, and is costing the public millions of dollars in medical expenses and lost work time.

32.   Prepayments shorten the lives of ARMs and can erode their returns, since consumers repay their debts at face value, below the price some investors paid.

33.   Recent research suggests that at its worst, bereavement shock itself can shorten the lives of those who lose someone they love.

34.   Prepayments shorten the lives of mortgage securities and can hurt their returns.

35.   Recharging a power pack produces a significant amount of heat in the cells, which is detrimental to the electrolyte and will eventually shorten the life of the battery.

36.   Stopping to add air to tires costs money, but low pressure wastes fuel and shortens tire life.

37.   That also creates sharp spikes in demand that industries have to pay for, and those dead starts shorten the lives of motors.

38.   That will induce more people to keep unhealthy campaign schedules and live on black coffee and No-Doz -- which will ruin their health and shorten their lives.

39.   The reason for his conservative time frame is that some of these test patients could have other medical problems unrelated to the heart that could shorten their lives.

40.   The prepayments shorten the lives of the bonds and can hurt their returns.