21.  Feeling her temper begin to rise again, Rory made a concerted effort to rein it in.

22.  JOHN MAJOR flew to Washington last night after a concerted effort to smooth tensions in advance of his first meeting with President Bill Clinton.

23.  Although churches are making concerted efforts to diversify their congregations and leadership, the process has been slow, church leaders and church-growth experts say.

24.  America West officials are making a concerted effort to promote that view of the airline.

25.  American and Iranian officials should make a concerted effort to discuss areas of common concern at international forums, financial institutions or regional bodies.

26.  And yet a concerted effort by corporations to increase their capital investment would go a long way toward shoring up the faltering U.S. economy.

27.  Another administration official involved in welfare policy said that there was a concerted effort within the administration to make sure the numbers did not become public.

28.  AOL came under intense fire, but the company made a concerted effort to improve its reliability and eventually came out stronger than before.

29.  As the Senate debate got under way on Tuesday, Clinton and his Cabinet began a concerted effort to step up pressure on Congress.

30.  As the Senate debate got under way Tuesday, Clinton and his Cabinet began a concerted effort to step up pressure on Congress.