11.   Professor Ackerman made the point briefly last month in an Op-Ed piece for The New York Times and in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.

12.   She appeared before the grand jury again last month and declined to speak, citing the First Amendment as protection.

13.   She was only supposed to last a month, but pot roasts and steaks and attention kept her going far longer than that.

14.   So last month, California officials made noises about the virtues of Brazilian ethanol.

15.   So last month, Hasim Rahman pulled me back in.

16.   Shortly after the Chilean film maker Raul Ruiz arrived here last month to teach at Duke University, Hurricane Fran swept across North Carolina.

17.   So when Kamen finally took the wraps off his Segway Human Transporter last month, it was a major news event.

18.   The benefits of massage can last a month or so, Breslin said, and such temporary alleviation can mask deeper injuries and delay needed medical attention.

19.   The ship made headlines prematurely last month when a lifeboat flipped over and plunged into the Hudson River during a safety drill.

20.   Those developments, in turn, restored confidence to the stock and bond markets, especially last month.