21.   A sit-down session with Rushdie begins in the booth of his publisher, Henry Holt, on the floor of the convention.

22.   Acting students will be accepted by audition, directors and dramaturgists by interview, and sessions will begin in July.

23.   But as legislative sessions begin this year, the mood in many chambers is increasingly grim.

24.   But before the photography session began, a sergeant interceded and asked if the soldiers had gotten permission to invite outsiders into the barracks.

25.   But in the Salem Statehouse, there has been talk of little else since the session began in January.

26.   But it could shut quickly once a new legislative session begins in January and partisan wrangling over the budget and other state problems resumes.

27.   But just before their sessions began last summer, Spagnoli improved his technique of polishing and sensitizing the plates and managed to eliminate much of the inconsistency.

28.   But the Giants did not sign Hampton before the current free-agent session began.

29.   Each session began with a pledge to resist using harmful substances followed by a series of safety questions.

30.   Few members showed any inclination to linger in Washington once the lame-duck session begins.