21.   Play action begins Thursday.

22.   Since military action began in October, the United States and its coalition partners have killed nine senior al-Qaida members and captured three.

23.   Some NATO officials say military action could begin as soon as next week, after Secretary-General Kofi Annan reports to the Security Council on Yugoslav compliance with its demands.

24.   That action is already beginning to ripple through the local economy, causing cutbacks at LSG Sky Chefs in Arlington, which prepares food for airlines.

25.   The action begins in earnest next week and will stretch into early February.

26.   The action begins in Hong Kong, where the Tang family rules over the criminal underworld.

27.   The action begins when the heroine leaves work early one day.

28.   The action began the chain of events that led to the fatal blaze.

29.   The action began when a white supremacist from Mississippi won the right in court to hold a rally here Tuesday.

30.   The action began within an hour.