31.   Although the staff cuts will save money, Takata cautioned that they could later hurt the company by making it harder to attract top salespeople.

32.   And all the uncertainty of late has made it harder to plan.

33.   And Democrats, in trying to co-opt or defuse some Republican ideas, have made them harder to demonize.

34.   Analyst Tom Burnett said the public dispute only makes it harder for HP to sell the merger and navigate through a difficult economic climate.

35.   Analysts expect that the inaction will make it harder for Germany to cut its near record-high unemployment or spark an economic recovery.

36.   And almost three out of five respondents said managed care plans make it harder for patients to see specialists.

37.   And any challenge to the status quo on patents will surely rattle Wall Street and make it harder for young biotech companies to raise money in the future.

38.   And his worries were making it harder to concentrate on making dances.

39.   An unfavorable audit by an inspector general has the power to kill a project, or at least make it harder for an agency to justify continuing it.

40.   Analysts expect that the inaction will make it harder for Germany to cut unemployment or spark an economic recovery.