21.   Bonds, perhaps having expended all his conversation energy before the game, abruptly broke off the postgame interview.

22.   Break off the bottoms of the stems, pull off the leaves with some of the tender stems and chop the tougher parts of the stems.

23.   -- Broken off discussions with the Voice of America on ending the jamming of some of its Chinese-language broadcasts.

24.   A city truck passing along his street had struck, and partly broken off, a lower branch of a tree growing at the curb.

25.   A team of negotiators broke off late Tuesday and headed for the White House to brief officials there on the status of the talks.

26.   According to Tapia, Opus Dei browbeat her into breaking off her engagement and severing ties with her family.

27.   After four days of meetings that broke off Saturday without agreement, negotiators for the confederation and the government did not meet Sunday.

28.   After her release, she broke off contact with her family for another half decade, informing only her mother of her whereabouts.

29.   Break off leaves as far as they will snap, leaving only white leaves.

30.   Break off bits of it and stir them into the sauce, stirring until each has melted before adding the next.