1.   Dawson had been nursing a grudge even more intense than that of the others.

2.   And was Brown, owner of a short fuse, more intense than usual going against Johnson?

3.   As baseball grew in importance, the town rivalries became heated, with none more intense than the one between Jerome and Clarkdale.

4.   As obsessive as Martinez was, he described Gonzalez as being even more intense than him.

5.   As he pressed on with the case, some of his friends said, he seemed even more intense than before about winning.

6.   Both droughts were much more intense than the six-year dry spells that afflict modern California from time to time.

7.   ----- For the most part, the European leagues produce fundamentally sound shooters accustomed to a level of play less intense than the NBA, especially regarding man-to-man defense.

8.   Brian McCormick, a guide who has led numerous rafting trips through the Grand Canyon, regards the Gauley as more intense than the mighty Colorado.

9.   But despite the passions, the ensuing incidents of stone throwing at Beit Sahur and in Bethlehem were less intense than on some earlier days.

10.   But the anticipation and desire for a victory in the new stadium might have been more intense than any Texas sun.