21.   But aides to Fox said the informal appearances belied the substantive discussions that lasted through the whole meeting.

22.   But a day later, Zhu began to hammer out a theme that would last through the weekend.

23.   But he added that that money may not last through the budget year.

24.   But she lasted through only a half-day of military training before reporting to the infirmary, where she stayed until she withdrew on Friday.

25.   But traders are not aggressively buying options now, Schwartz said, because they fear that the low level of volatility will last through the summer.

26.   But whether it can last through a grueling playoff run remains to be seen.

27.   Clinton recently signed a bill that gives the government enough borrowing authority to last through mid-March.

28.   Clinton, who last week urged the House to put the Gingrich matter behind it, hopes the spirit of bipartisanship lasts through hearings on Democratic fund-raising practices.

29.   Coleman lasted through the first game and was cut.

30.   Corn prices could rise amid signs that rain, which began falling this weekend in the Corn Belt could last through Tuesday, slowing the harvest, traders said.