21.   In a public statement before trial, Ms. Berenson seemed to embody a rebel sympathizer by yelling that she was being condemned for her concerns about poverty and injustice.

22.   In an opening statement before the summit, Prime Minister Alain Juppe called for measures to boost consumption that cost little to the state.

23.   Indeed, Shatner, apparently shattered by her death, gave a tearful statement before reporters and TV cameras after the body was discovered.

24.   Jovanovic, extremely pale and dressed in a blue suit, made a brief statement before the sentencing.

25.   Lawyers for the company and the union made opening statements before Roberts on Wednesday.

26.   Officials said the president would probably make a statement before leaving.

27.   On Thursday afternoon she read the same statement before Parker was sentenced and his eyes grew wet immediately.

28.   Parties to investigations are prohibited from making probable-cause statements before the board issues its final report.

29.   President Clinton discussed the Iraq situation with his national security advisers but made no public statement before leaving Wednesday afternoon for a holiday vacation at a South Carolina resort.

30.   She has filled out a personal financial statement before, and reported hiring an accountant to assist her.