1.   The woman is critical with severe burns.

2.   Ability to raise money could be critical with Hayes still dependent on a cut-throat modem market in which profit margins have been shaved razor-thin.

3.   But they are critical with IPOs because, while reasonably priced IPOs can be found, they often come with big price tags.

4.   Company executives, directors, lenders and lawyers trying to negotiate a financial rescue faced issues that become increasingly critical with each passing day.

5.   His players have given him reason to be less critical with their keener focus and inspired effort.

6.   How much he makes is critical with the salary cap.

7.   Such thinking is even more critical with advances in information sciences and the explosion of Internet technology.

8.   Critics and fans have been more and more critical with each version of Sabbath and each deviation from the original.

9.   The food situation is becoming critical with the harvest not due until November and the spectre of widespread famine looming.