21.   And then formally or informally review at the end of the month with your boss how reality compared with expectation.

22.   Another injury victim, winger Eric Lacroix, played for the first time after missing nearly a month with a fractured sternum.

23.   AOL and Time Warner merged this month with promises to revolutionize the media and Internet businesses.

24.   Are TiVo and UltimateTV a godsend or a burden in those crucial first months with baby?

25.   Arizona has been sparked by the return of quarterback Jake Plummer, who missed more than a month with a broken ring finger.

26.   Anxious New England legislators having been meeting for months with Pentagon officials to forestall cutbacks.

27.   Armed rebels have been fighting for months with Macedonian authorities to improve the treatment of ethnic Albanian minorities.

28.   As if grasping the triangle offense is not enough, the Lakers will have to deal with Kobe Bryant being out for perhaps a month with a broken hand.

29.   At a joint news conference this month with his Muslim counterpart from Sarajevo, the Serb who is mayor of Pale guaranteed security for all returning Muslims.

30.   Bartlett said Monday that Dallas officials had been working for months with Meyer to land the track.