21.   But it has also emerged in court that the two may have been involved in crimes as serious as murder.

22.   But suddenly there is trouble on the horizon for McCain, trouble as serious as any he has confronted thus far in the campaign year.

23.   But there is also a variety of other events scheduled every day, on topics as serious as panic-disorder syndrome.

24.   Company officials also questioned whether the economic situation is as serious as the Caribbean countries claim.

25.   Complaints of dirty tricks have surfaced in the course of the campaign, but none as serious as in the past, according to Faesler.

26.   Contrary to myth, the black players were as serious as their white counterparts.

27.   Critics may believe a park named after fruit juices is somewhat on the light and airy side for an activity as serious as baseball.

28.   For Egyptians, mummies were as serious as life and death.

29.   Few surgical ordeals are as serious as a liver transplant.

30.   For weeks, Dole and Gramm have traded light barbs, but the sparring turned serious as the tax cut issue heated up.