21.   The heat of battle followed a period in which Miller had sought to soften her tough persona.

22.   The report followed a period of cool, wet weather that nourished parched crops across the Corn Belt.

23.   The report called for a cooling-off period followed by a resumption of the peace talks.

24.   The unprecedented exodus from the rolls follows a period of similarly explosive growth.

25.   This period was followed by the iconoclasm of the eighth century, a period when icons were condemned and many of the images were destroyed.

26.   Usually bad periods are followed by good periods.

27.   Van Zandt, following a period of inactivity, had recently taken renewed interest in his career.

28.   Following a period of intensive back-to-back test drives, the engines were graded based on power, torque, noise-vibration-harshness characteristics and technical relevance.

29.   Following periods of uneasy quiet overnight, heavy shelling crackled today across Grozny as the Russians attempted to tighten their grip on the city center.

30.   He came to power following a period of intense upheaval in Japanese politics.