11.   The probe began this summer and was first revealed last week.

12.   The sales slump that makes the lottery ripe for political rhetoric began last summer and has persisted.

13.   The trend toward designer hardware began last summer and is expected to grow as the number of home computer users soars.

14.   The UFW campaign began last summer and is now shifting into high gear as scores of organizers fan out to the farms of the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys.

15.   Many families are traveling over the extended weekend or beginning overseas summer holidays.

16.   The decision produced little immediate reaction, almost certainly because it came as most Spaniards, politicians included, began their summer holidays.

17.   The probe began last summer, but was made public only after a gag order was lifted Tuesday.

18.   Under the reciprocal agreement announced Tuesday, DeTeMobil customers traveling to the United States will be able to rent AMPS cellular phones beginning this summer, the company said.

19.   When the four-month shoot began last summer, the cast were kept from one another until that point when they met on screen.