21.   But Robertson Stephens analyst Paul Johnson said Cisco needed to take drastic action because of the severity of the slowdown.

22.   But Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and other members of the dominant Liberal Democratic Party have said drastic action is inappropriate.

23.   But, prodded by the Bank of Mongolia, the central bank, the government now thinks that drastic action is needed.

24.   Conte said Boeing was forced to take drastic action to keep up with rapidly expanding production.

25.   Curry is not precluding more drastic action, however.

26.   De Gaulle took drastic action.

27.   Defenders of the practice say drastic action is needed because plaintiff lawyers have become so aggressive in filing class-action lawsuits.

28.   Drastic action is called for.

29.   Elsewhere around the country, increased street violence has drawn similar drastic policing action in a few cities.

30.   Even drastic action.