11.   The elections represent the last phase of a decade-long evolution that has taken the island from martial law to full-fledged democracy.

12.   The last phase of that three-year reduction has been deferred by Cuomo and the Legislature for five consecutive years because of the recession.

13.   The last phase of the tax cut was never enacted, and the governor went on to raise dozens of narrower taxes and fees.

14.   The last phase, which would involve a very intensive attack on military installations anywhere in Serbia may require another NATO political vote first, the officials say.

15.   The Mountain-View, Calif., company eventually found new suppliers and the device is now in the last phase of clinical trials to treat prostate cancer patients.

16.   The pullout of the Pakistani brigade Wednesday was the beginning of the last phase of the operation.

17.   They could even muscle through a timetable for the last phase of the trial, but that would mar the bipartisan gloss they have worked to preserve.

18.   To his admirers, the role Brennan assumed in this last phase of his career on the court embodied the best of the U.S. constitutional system.

19.   After the announcement was made on Thursday, the BAM had given the players a three-day break before starting on their last phase of preparations.

20.   As the government engineers the last phase of the free-market reforms that have raised living standards for tens of millions, many others feel left behind.