11.  Clinton, in an interview in Dover, N.H., said his administration has begun an intensive effort to determine whether Speicher survived the incident.

12.  Conservative groups and bankers have lobbied against the measures, although their approach has been low key relative to the intensive efforts to kill such legislation in the past.

13.  During the monthlong hiatus in talks, both Egypt and the United States made intensive diplomatic efforts to bring the sides together.

14.  In its intensive effort to recruit census takers, the bureau has announced the job openings in letters and cards mailed to every residence in the country.

15.  Louder and more obtrusive sound problems usually require more intensive efforts, like modifying the structural elements in the house.

16.  On both sides, the intensive efforts reflected polls that showed races still too tight to call.

17.  Often, candidates wait until the fall to launch such an intensive effort to identify possible supporters.

18.  On Saturday, the tiny center of cartographic clutter became the focus of intensive U.S. efforts to invigorate Balkan peace negotiations.

19.  Others focus on land mines, calling for a ban on their use and for intensive efforts at mine clearance.

20.  Politicians on both sides here say Penelas was subjected to the most intensive lobbying efforts.