21.   As Air Force One hopped around the country in the first hours after the attacks, some Americans wondered if he was afraid to return to Washington.

22.   Around Columbia, Svante had settled comfortably between us furiously gnawing his new gift, and we considered it a welcome change from a fairly rambunctious first couple hours.

23.   As hectic as the emergency traffic had been for the first hour of the fire, it slowed to a crawl over the next four.

24.   As dawn broke in the first hour of competition, the United States took early leads in its first three matches.

25.   As every teen-ager and every teacher knows, the first hour of the school day can be a grueling exercise.

26.   At least for the first hour of the first outing of the season that may well be his last afield.

27.   At Hostos, the group sounded disorganized at best for the first hour of its concert.

28.   At least for the first hour.

29.   Based on the first hour, this good-looking show is the best written of the season.

30.   Be wary of any therapist who offers the first hour free.