21.   Each was much more intense than the mere six-year dry spells that afflict modern California from time to time, new studies of past climates show.

22.   Even when they go on strike, unions can end up hurting themselves because competition is more intense than in the old days.

23.   Fine-grained sevruga, from the smallest fish, tends to be blacker, saltier and more intense than the others.

24.   He envisions this adult experiment as something more intense than recreation.

25.   Hence, it is less smoky and less intense than, say, Lagavulin, Cragganmore or Talisker.

26.   High-quality aged balsamic is generally much sweeter and more intense than standard supermarket varieties.

27.   Hong Kong is more intense than Seattle.

28.   If the yearning for action is evident among the military, it is no more intense than the yearning of many refugees for military action.

29.   It is more intense than the blizzards of advertising that most candidates run on the eve of the actual voting.

30.   It was, indeed, drier and more intense than the flowery, fruity Beaujolais that dominates the market.