21.   A positive visit with another child that has already been to the dentist can break the ice and make the first trip easier.

22.   After introductory pleasantries, we broke the ice with Dionysian abandon.

23.   Bush broke the ice.

24.   But Modry broke the ice, so to speak, scoring the first of four power play goals on Thursday.

25.   But the purpose seems more to break the ice than to save gasoline.

26.   Carl Everett had another big hit, then broke the ice with a couple of reporters.

27.   Conveying friendliness with your physical gestures can help break the ice.

28.   De La Hoya broke the ice with his father late last year at a charity fund-raiser.

29.   De Blasio broke the ice Wednesday by phoning Teitelbaum.

30.   Dad had to break the ice on the chicken troughs so that they could get water.