21.   The die had been cast.

22.   The die was cast.

23.   The deal fell through but the die had been cast.

24.   The die is cast.

25.   The fatal die has been cast.

26.   The die is now cast.

27.   The head coach, Howard Jones, kindly made him an assistant freshman coach, and the vocational die was cast.

28.   The practice is just beginning to extend to the rank and file, but the die is cast.

29.   The reality is, the die is cast.

30.   The political die was cast.