21.   Settlement talks had started even before the first suit was filed, and an agreement appeared near last February.

22.   Television stations found many scenes in their videotape archives in which he appears near the guru.

23.   Technically called squirrel fibromatosis, the pox first appeared near Melbourne in the fall when the Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary there started receiving calls about mutant squirrels.

24.   The AFC is becoming increasingly well-balanced, and the Chiefs appear near the bottom of nine playoff contenders.

25.   The ceiling, which has sustained serious water damage and at places appears near collapse, must be replaced.

26.   The crack that appeared Friday appeared near the hole for the left shuttle booster exhaust.

27.   The little girl also was bound with duct tape and appeared near death.

28.   The robbers always wore masks or disguises, such as theatrical makeup or wigs, and often appeared near the time a bank opened or closed.

29.   The trial judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, indicated earlier to both sides that he might delay closing arguments if the government and Microsoft appeared near a settlement.

30.   There is one extremely theatrical moment, a scenic effect, that appears near the end as a kind of vision of peace.