1.   For Thorne, fees are a necessary evil of being able to get money on an hour lunch break.

2.   Ms. Cohen, who was taking a lunch hour break in midtown Manhattan Friday, is a committed nonsmoker.

3.   Several park officials said that he was off, lounging during a six-and-a-half-hour hour break in his schedule.

4.   Then there generally is about a two-hour break before the bell sounds for lunch at noon.

5.   Nonessential state employees were given an extra hour break to attend.

6.   The lawmakers took an hour break to let tempers cool.