11.   As average returns have climbed, though, managers have found it harder to stay ahead.

12.   As Lucy is drawn deeper into family life, she finds it harder to tell the Callaghans the truth.

13.   As new stadiums pop up around the league, the rich get richer and the Cardinals find it harder to compete.

14.   As the image of Jacques Cousteau fades with time, his society will find it harder to raise money in his memory.

15.   As her growing slate of films hits screens around the world, Blanchett may find it harder to retreat to the sanctuary of the stage.

16.   As more and more outlet stores opened, the Basement found it harder to stock its racks with the designer apparel that made it famous.

17.   As president, he will find it harder to resolve the paradoxes than he did as a candidate.

18.   ATLANTA - As hard a decision as it was to leave baseball, former National League MVP and new Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton found it harder to return.

19.   Both young filmmakers and seasoned producers like Okazaki say they have found it harder to crack public television.

20.   A sick Korea will find it harder to contain its unpleasant neighbor to the north, let alone catch it if it collapses like East Germany.