21.   Jackson also said he did not expect it to be a lingering problem.

22.   Late in a season of lingering back problems and scoring slumps, Graves could joke afterward about the added burden of the extra letter.

23.   Later, the scab umpires were the focus of lingering problems and bitterness when some of them were hired as full-timers and integrated into regular umpiring crews.

24.   Meanwhile, Finley did not appear to have any lingering problems with his elbow, retiring the first five batters he faced including three by strikeout.

25.   Nevertheless, the ambitions of the new competitors have not been dampened by lingering problems.

26.   Oakland first baseman Mark McGwire had a lingering problem for two years.

27.   Robinson said he had a lingering medical problem with one leg, but added that he hoped to be discharged within two weeks.

28.   Scoon said he wondered if lingering medical problems or some inoculations she recently received might explain what happened.

29.   Several investment strategists cautioned that even with the Japanese rally, Asia was not out of the woods yet because of lingering problems throughout the region.

30.   She still has some lingering problems.