21.   Many studies attest to the fact that depression is becoming much more common, due to the increased pressures of modern life.

22.   The stresses and strains of modern life are tearing families apart.

23.   Computers are an essential part of modern life.

24.   The pressures of modern life are great.

25.   The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.

26.   ...the hustle and bustle of modern life.

27.   These old concepts are irreconcilable with modern life.

28.   Divorce is a permanent, ineradicable fact of modern life.

29.   He paints a depressing picture of modern life.

30.   The movie is a sardonic look at modern life.