21.   Nothing is certain, but President Clinton said last Monday that a deal seems near between the two allies of the United States on the Horn of Africa.

22.   One woman seemed near collapse at Bikur Holim Hospital, a few blocks from the restaurant.

23.   Puckett, also from Boulder, was pleased with his race and agreed with Kitt that Moe seems back near his racing potential.

24.   Several times he pulled together new rounds of investments just as the financial end seemed near.

25.   The boy seemed near the end of a prolonged wither.

26.   The plan seemed near adoption three years ago when the Clinton administration suddenly turned away from it and it died.

27.   The Terriers seem near the top of their game as they begin the Hockey East tournament Friday in a best-of-three quarterfinal series against Merrimack.

28.   The Story seemed near an end.

29.   The twin setbacks seemed to leave the Bush campaign in a markedly different mood than earlier in the day, when a conclusion seemed near.

30.   There are moments when Solomon seems near the end, and others when she is full of fire.