11.   As Stanford fans savor the final moments of her career, she receives everything from lavish standing ovations to a wristband that a little boy decorated with valentines.

12.   At least twice before, USC was on the verge of asking the eligibility staff to reinstate Herrin, only to reconsider at the final moment.

13.   At this final moment, after following his antiself through three fine novels, John Mortimer seems to sympathize with, almost to admire, his most remarkable creation.

14.   Barkley denied the Knicks in the final moments, turning a contest they had worked so hard to hang around in into a formality in the final seconds.

15.   Because the story involves overbearing pride, a reversal of fortune and a final moment of recognition, it has elements of classic tragedy.

16.   A final moment, with the triumphant Ms. Wanamaker poised on a damaged table.

17.   A quick transmission from the radar was then enough to guide the missile to the plane in its final moments, blowing it in two.

18.   A shaken Hall was with Riggs in her final moments and witnessed the execution.

19.   After all, who knows who stood next to Davy Crockett in his final moments at the Alamo?

20.   But a misconceived ending deflates the story in its final moments.