21.  One common criticism of stock options is that they give executives immediate rewards for stock-price jumps caused more by broad market forces than by their individual efforts.

22.  Others have not wanted to undercut their individual efforts to befriend Beijing.

23.  Regrets over the individual effort not made would haunt him.

24.  Spring games and performances can be meaningless, but the individual efforts have not shown any sign of a hangover.

25.  That made economic sense, as the security produced in common was far greater than the sum of individual national efforts could provide.

26.  That information, he said, would allow charities to see which needs were not being addressed and, thus, direct their individual efforts more wisely.

27.  The Bruins took the lead again in the early going of the middle period, with checking-line right wing Rob DiMaio finishing off a nice individual effort.

28.  The Bruins tied it on a terrific individual effort by right wing Steve Heinze.

29.  The Jazz have Stockton to thank for this one, although the gifted and gritty point guard is loathe to acknowledge any individual effort.

30.  The prospect of those children having their own block on a form has given impetus to several national organizations and individual efforts to lobby wherever possible for the change.