21.   That may seem small compared with the bets it made on bonds.

22.   That seems low compared with rates in the United States, but they are nonetheless getting high enough here to choke off a recovery.

23.   The drugs do have side effects, though they seem mild compared with chemotherapy.

24.   The icons and tunes in the Mix and Match section seem babyish compared with the rest.

25.   The kindergarten classroom must have seemed ordinary compared with the prospects of living in Buckingham Palace with a royal line that dates back centuries.

26.   They may seem square compared to the hard-rockers who followed, and may not have endured as long as musical cousins the Beach Boys or the Association.

27.   Which is why stocks almost always seem cheap compared with forecasts.

28.   While those specifications seem impressive compared with other computers, they are merely adequate for video production work.

29.   And if the Rockets are able to make subsequent trips to the NBA Finals, the journey will seem easy compared to what they went through this season.

30.   But the dangers can seem mild compared to the loneliness, he said.