101.   As the final touch, a northeaster forced a rescheduling of series games, thus threatening a clean sweep of Gotham nights, beginning on Monday.

102.   As Clinton huddles inside his house, he is also likely preparing for his trip to Moscow and Ireland, which begins on Monday.

103.   As the Senate began debate on the Patients Bill of Rights Act this week, the cost of some proposed reforms was a significant concern.

104.   As the ballot counting began on Monday in this fishing village west of Jakarta, a crowd of eagle-eyed locals encircled a makeshift polling place.

105.   As if on cue, a heavy fog lifted just as the inauguration began on the south steps of the pink granite Capitol.

106.   As the rains began on Wednesday afternoon, the icons arrived in Battery Park with family and friends and boarded a ferry for Ellis Island.

107.   As they gather for a special legislative redistricting session that begins on Wednesday, Georgia Democrats hope this year will be different.

108.   At the same time, a countermovement has begun on Capitol Hill.

109.   At most places, the vetting process begins on the sidewalk, where security guards look for the dilated pupils and wobbly gaits of those under the influence.

110.   At most, the salutes retain a military snap, the bagpipers begin on cue and the family derives some comfort from the embrace of tradition.