21.   But there is no doubt Park is hitting his stride just when the Dodgers -- and his agent -- need him most.

22.   By mid-October, Kerry, after a summer watching the governor mount a hard charge to pull even in the polls, seemed to have hit his stride.

23.   By the time instructor and pupil get to the point that cutting remarks no longer threaten to torpedo the relationship, the play has hit its stride.

24.   Cline was just hitting her stride.

25.   Charles Willson Peale hit his stride in a long career of distinction in many fields, including natural science and art.

26.   Chicagoans are reminded it took McNown a season-plus to hit his stride at UCLA.

27.   Compounding the difficulty is a rash of injuries and holdouts that will put it well into the second month before it hits its stride.

28.   Consequently, just when the book should be hitting its stride, chronicling events we all remember from a perspective none of us had, the narrative goes slack.

29.   Dahlias, too, have hit their stride again.

30.   Daniel, a year and a half into the race, has finally hit its stride.