21.   Democrats are trying to recoup ground lost during the last three election cycles, while Republicans want to fatten their dominance in the region.

22.   Energy drinks, which are intended to give consumers a physical boost, are different from sports drinks, which replenish fluids lost during exercise.

23.   Each month, when it announces the California unemployment rate, EDD also discloses the net number of jobs gained or lost statewide during the month.

24.   Female athletes also are more susceptible to anemia because of blood lost during menstruation and more likely to shortchange their bodies of iron and calcium.

25.   Few of the jobs lost during the rioting that burned down businesses in the South Central district three years ago have returned.

26.   Expect the owners to revise that proposal downward because of revenue lost during the strike.

27.   Gilkey, coming off an outstanding season, will not become a free agent unless a new collective bargaining agreement grants players service time lost during the strike.

28.   Hatch said all the major drug companies have come looking for patent extensions to compensate for excessive time lost during regulatory review at the FDA.

29.   He faces at least a month of physical therapy and rest as he works to regain the muscle and bone strength he lost during his exposure to weightlessness.

30.   He was a big story last year, when the question was whether he could step back into the starting role he lost during his second season.