21.   Khristich has less pressure to carry the line, Samsonov is becoming more responsible defensively, and Carter is putting his assets to better use.

22.   People simply have less money, and worry more for their jobs.

23.   Small companies sometimes bleed more because they have less cash to endure a financial crisis and may rely on one or two large customers.

24.   Small companies often bleed harder because they have less cash to endure the crisis and may rely exclusively upon one or two large customers.

25.   Speedy Rangers Oates, admitting his team has less power, said the Rangers might run more this year.

26.   Still, rather than expand overseas, where it has less experience, Carso plans to emphasize more exports from Mexico.

27.   Surface bacteria had less food, their population shrank and they consumed less oxygen.

28.   The film drops these weather-related scenes and substitutes battle scenes that for all their dazzle have less magic.

29.   The Democratic system in New York has less onerous requirements, though it is still tougher than that of many other states.

30.   The hybrids also have less power to spare for accessories.