31.  That banner goes to creatine, a critical component of the main energy-producing pathway in cells.

32.  The acquisition brings together two companies that manufacture high-voltage safety capacitors, a critical component in modems and information technology equipment.

33.  The company said the delay in introducing the disk drives was because of a shortage in critical components.

34.  The final critical marketing component is getting enough television exposure to build an audience.

35.  The funding for a new stadium is a critical component in making it a reality.

36.  The gene is one that makes the critical component of an enzyme called telomerase.

37.  The legislation is one of several measures lawmakers proposed after anthrax became a household word and Americans realized disease prevention was a critical component of the war on terrorism.

38.  The normal role of the new genes is to make critical components of nerve cells known as voltage-gated potassium channels.

39.  The price mechanism is the most critical component of a market economy.

40.  The ruling by Patrick J. Duggan of U.S. District Court in Detroit said that diversity was a critical component of higher education.