21.  Despite its title, "Tropical Depression" flies high and glides to a mostly gentle landing.

22.  Daft scored highest in leadership, with a 2.97 grade _ a B.

23.  Despite President George W. Bush's lobbying for a tax cut across the board, skepticism ran high among late filers Monday that their tax rates would change.

24.  Despite Spain's impressive job creation, unemployment, at 15 percent, is still painfully high, and incomes remain lower than elsewhere in Western Europe.

25.  Despite the rising bond yields and an early selloff in the technology sector, the stock market edged higher again.

26.  Despite that, card players will want to place this page high on their bookmark list.

27.  Despite the changes, Tennessee should rank high statistically.

28.  Daimler shares closed down 5.6 marks at 794.6 marks on the Frankfurt exchange after trading as high as 801.5 marks earlier in the day.

29.  Department investigators don't know how many licenses were issued in exchange for the under-the-table payments, which ran as high as $1,000.

30.  Depending on how high he's aiming, Reed could yet move more toward the center.