21.   It is an annual rite of the season.

22.   It is an annual rite of spring for Rick Pitino.

23.   No one likes this annual rite.

24.   Now that no-hitters seem to be developing into an annual rite of April for the Red Sox, they may want to consider how they handle the encores.

25.   Now the Commonwealth will deal with what Newton calls its annual rite of spring.

26.   Over the years, it has evolved into an annual rite.

27.   Receiving a gushy cinematic Christmas card from Robin Williams has become almost an annual rite of commerce.

28.   Right now, consumers are firmly into debt overdrive as they pursue the annual rite of the holiday spending binge.

29.   That was before the annual rite of controversy in Gilbert, which has passed a Bible Week decree for the past four years.

30.   That led to the annual rite of midyear budget cuts in every office.