21.   The three of us talked silly talk, liberally mixed with serious talk, and before long our visit came to an end.

22.   The visit also came at a time when US officials were accusing the Chinese government of selling nuclear weapons to Pakistan and cruise missiles to Iran.

23.   The visit came at a time of bitter, national division over U.S. policy toward Nicaragua and its left-wing, Sandinista government.

24.   The visit comes after months of acrimonious exchanges over drugs that have strained relations between the two countries.

25.   The visit also came amid the biggest daylight bombing raids by U.S. jets so far in Afghanistan.

26.   The visit also came during what increasingly appears to be a new rough patch in his marriage to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

27.   The visit comes as the decision looms about whether to launch the first strikes into Kosovo with Apache attack helicopters.

28.   The visit came at a time of great distraction for both the American and the Israeli leaders.

29.   Then came the visit with the team psychologist.

30.   Their visits come in advance of the World Trade Organization meeting to be held in Seattle at the end of November.