21.   Only months after settling with his eldest son and former wife, Herbert Haft, the patriarch of a retailing and realty empire, is feuding again.

22.   The church later released the money, but only after demanding that none of it be paid to any national agency of the United Methodist Church.

23.   The disclaimer appears, but only after the final credits, when most of the audience has already left.

24.   The first rape occurred only minutes after Rosado received counseling at a sex offender treatment program, the assistant district attorney, Gail Heatherly, told the court.

25.   The law said local Bell companies could begin offering long-distance service on their home turf, but only after they proved that their monopoly territories were open to competitors.

26.   Top executives at Columbia Pictures reluctantly agreed to make the movie, but only after selling off the foreign rights to help protect their investment.

27.   Woolen socks, sleeping bags and bulletproof jackets materialized only months after the fighting was over.

28.   Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral offered direct talks with Kashmiri insurgents but only after they laid down their weapons.

29.   Braverman said the government would sell its stake in the Svyazinvest telecommunications giant this year, but only after it has been restructured and consolidated.

30.   But only hours after her release, the U.S. State Department said North Korea arrested an American on an apparent business trip and was not granting consular access.