21.   Currents were too strong for firefighters to ford the creek, said Fire Department spokesman Brad Humston.

22.   First he walked a block to La Isla bridge, which crosses the Rio Chiquito, a slender river whose churning currents are the color of milk chocolate.

23.   He has made clear conciliatory signals toward Croatia, which long battled Belgrade for its independence, and Montenegro, where secessionist currents are strong.

24.   He worked the kelp at first, but the current was so strong it held the stringers down, making it hard to determine where the fish would concentrate.

25.   If the current were to shut down, it could send Europe into a sharp cold period.

26.   If you lose it, you have to retrieve it by paddling by hand, and if the current is pulling, that could be tricky.

27.   Indeed, I often hook up with a striper when I have stopped retrieving, letting whatever current there is give movement to the fly.

28.   It is a measure of how many cross currents are at play this year that not all of the disputes are strictly partisan.

29.   Lifeguards can tell you if there are dangerous currents and whether the water is clean.

30.   Net current spending is gross government spending less receipts from social insurance and the European Union social fund.