81.   As governor of California, he made it harder to qualify for welfare but increased benefits to those who did qualify.

82.   As a result, he is likely to grant a request from Tan that would tighten restrictions on rivals and make it harder to compete with Philippine Airlines.

83.   As a result, the Bush administration backs a bill that make it harder for EPA to stop highway projects.

84.   As money has poured into REITs, real estate prices have escalated, making it harder to produce the kind of double-digit returns Wall Street demands.

85.   As more Boomers begin to retire, the potential workforce will shrink, making it harder for mediocre companies to attract employees.

86.   As technology makes things simpler to use -- cars or computers -- it makes them harder to fix.

87.   As the first to enter the market, he captures as much market share as he can, making it harder for newcomers to survive.

88.   Asian slowdown is seen cutting demand for Japanese exports and making it harder for the region to pay back hundreds of billions of dollars in loans to Japan.

89.   As the year progresses, analysts tend to raise their estimates, making it harder to beat forecasts.

90.   Ask for a room above the ground floor to make it harder for thieves to break into your room.