21.   But now is an ideal time to seek a new consensus on long-term energy policy.

22.   Childhood is the ideal time to intervene, according to some experts.

23.   Defensive backs coach Mike Zimmer points out that there is never an ideal time to throw a rookie into his first starting assignment.

24.   Enterline said ideal pruning time is January to February for May blooms.

25.   Economists generally contend that the ideal time for an economic stimulus package was last fall, right after the attacks.

26.   Except for the rising interest rates, the next few months will be an ideal time for minivan shopping.

27.   Fall is an ideal time to mix bulbs with early spring-blooming perennials, which also are best planted this season.

28.   Experts say this is an ideal time to stock up on bank cards and expand your credit lines.

29.   Fall is an ideal time to visit Block Island.

30.   For those of us on a more basic kite-flying level, spring is an ideal time of the year to fly a kite.