21.   California officials say mild weather, increased supply and successful conservation efforts helped them avoid what they once thought would be a summer of frequent blackouts and soaring prices.

22.   Chemical Banking had weak trading results, but its cost-cutting efforts helped increase its profits as well.

23.   Cellucci, however, insisted that Massachusetts is outperforming the national economy and that his efforts had helped.

24.   Clinton administration efforts helped produce the Good Friday agreement to end the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

25.   Explain to them in detail how their efforts can help protect your core assets.

26.   Even if Clinton vetoes the bills, as expected, the effort helps placate conservatives and sharpens distinctions between the parties for the fall campaign.

27.   For her efforts to help the sick and expose the system Gao was harassed by the government.

28.   Giuliani said the effort will help keep New Yorkers from shopping in Connecticut or New Jersey, where there is no sales tax on clothing.

29.   He said bipartisan efforts helped produce a number of measures that strengthened defense, modernized the banking industry and improved education.

30.   Hinton hopes her efforts will help get novice drivers more time behind the wheel to learn how to control a car and handle it safely.