21.   Although autumn leaves are turning crimson and burgundy, there is no better time than the present for thinking about spring.

22.   Amid all the bad news last year, there were some upbeat figures that might have gone unnoticed in better times.

23.   Although Smith misses sleeping in his own bed and lack of freedom, he is having a much better time in Haiti than he did in Somalia.

24.   And as consumers hunker down and wait for better times, purchases of non-discretionary goods are nearly non-existent.

25.   And audiences would have a better time.

26.   And he could not have done so at a better time.

27.   An extended period of higher rates would slow demand for credit as companies scale back expansion plans and wait for better times.

28.   And better times would follow.

29.   And it could hardly come at a better time for NBC, which has suffered a grim season.

30.   And it could not have come at a better time.