21.   But when the smoke cleared, the main damage at the Udbina airfield was to a concrete runway, which military officials said could be fixed in days.

22.   But when the smoke cleared at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, Atlanta had played host to the most exciting Super Bowl in NFL history.

23.   But when the smoke cleared, the Dodgers actually had gotten cold feet on losing Valdes and offered Hideo Nomo instead.

24.   But when the smoke cleared, it was Battaglia who made the biggest impression.

25.   But when the smoke has cleared and the funerals are behind us, will it have altered ours?

26.   By the time the smoke cleared, investors had lost hundreds of billions of dollars.

27.   By the time the smoke cleared, there had been a months-long fight over disputed ballots.

28.   Consumers who do not need to buy a new PC right away may want to wait until the smoke clears.

29.   David Stern, the NBA commissioner, said this week that he had no problem with the festivities as long as the smoke cleared.

30.   Even if the smoke permanently clears, these businesses were built on the assumption of unimpeded access to and from Israel.