21.   Its only Final Four appearance came the previous season.

22.   The appearance came just over a week after he was released from Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Center.

23.   Ten previous state tournament appearances had come up short.

24.   The appearance here came days after Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso said during a weekend Ibero-American summit in Portugal that a final settlement could come shortly.

25.   The court appearance comes at a time when English soccer is in turmoil.

26.   The public appearance comes nearly two weeks after Tools was put back on a ventilator to assist his breathing.

27.   Their appearances came in the closing stages of a lengthy inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin.

28.   Unfortunately for Germany, his appearance came too late to help the team advance to the next round.

29.   With success came regular appearances on television shows including the Oprah Winfrey talk show.

30.   His appearance came as Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, quoting Russian commanders in the Chechen capital, claimed federal troops were in control of the situation there.