11.   Joe Ybarra, a telephone company technician, said the weekend break before closing arguments made things difficult, as some jurors began to second-guess themselves.

12.   Kerry said he would prefer to provide education tax breaks before cutting the gas tax.

13.   Many athletes have typically skipped the indoor world championships to catch a break before training for the more important outdoor season.

14.   Maybe Dotel will get to the All-Star break before heading to the bullpen.

15.   Neither got a break before intermission.

16.   Owner Tom Hicks and general manager John Hart want to give the Rangers until the All-Star break before deciding on a firm course of action.

17.   Payton began the break before flipping a no-look, underhanded pass off the backboard, setting up a Kevin Garnett dunk.

18.   She is spending part of October in Naples on a brief break before going to Venice to give a cooking course at the Cipriani Hotel.

19.   Still, some analysts say those numbers show only that consumers are taking a break before returning to the stores.

20.   Some of the business owners were away on vacation, residents said, taking a last break before spring and the onset of the heavy tourist season.