21.   On an evening when it really mattered, Benes did not last beyond the third inning.

22.   Signed because Melvin thought he would at least give the team innings, Clark has failed to last beyond the fifth in any of his three starts.

23.   Some join because, unlike student organizations, these groups offer a sustained level of activity and an almost cliched promise of friendships that last beyond college.

24.   That interest is likely to last beyond the Olympics.

25.   The designers who made many of these objects did not expect them to last beyond the period when they were actively in use.

26.   The pricing pressure for software is expected to last beyond the tough times, just as it is for hardware.

27.   The repercussions, most likely, will last far beyond.

28.   The party never left the table, and lasted well beyond the time anyone intended to stay.

29.   When it was pointed out that the campaign he wished for would last beyond any expected cease-fire date, the general only smiled.

30.   Whether it will last beyond inauguration day is another matter.