1.   Among the eeriest sights are those of oil field firemen moving slowly, as if their job had lost its urgency.

2.   Both parties agreed that the issue had lost some urgency in recent weeks as the economy began to perk up.

3.   After the Devils failed on the power plays, they lost their urgency.

4.   But now that Giuliani has announced his withdrawal from the race, publishing experts wonder if the books have lost their urgency and are doomed to being ignored.

5.   But now that Giuliani has withdrawn from the Senate race, publishing experts wonder whether the books have lost their urgency.

6.   I lost the urgency I had when I went out there.

7.   No doubt, the issue loses some urgency if the tax cuts passed by Congress last week become law.

8.   The industry became a savior, the activism lost its urgency and the epidemic fell off the American radar screen.

9.   The rivalry lost some urgency, at least on the West Coast.

10.   While trying to combine personal and political tales, Boorman loses the urgency of his characters and their plight.