21.   The purpose of the College, many members agree, has been obviated by a decrease in regional rivalries and dramatic improvements of information technology.

22.   The stated purpose is to eliminate confusion, foster regional rivalries and alleviate travel costs.

23.   The UMass folks think of this as a game for the ages, and the beginning of a great regional rivalry.

24.   They exploited the country by arming its various combatants to fight in superpower proxy wars as well as regional rivalries involving Pakistan, Iran and India.

25.   This was a day when Big Time College Basketball returned to Boston and, hopefully, a regional rivalry was born.

26.   To cram more games into a shortened time frame, interconference matchups will be reduced and regional rivalries enhanced.

27.   After two decades of mistrust and regional rivalry, Egypt and Iran are slowly and quietly trying to mend fences.

28.   And nearby Australia is fueling regional rivalries by trying to break into commercial launching with a new type of scram jet engine.

29.   Because of regional rivalries, not even census figures are reliable.

30.   But regional rivalries have prevented developing countries from agreeing on which of their number should represent their part of the world as permanent council members.