21.   And he secured a commitment from the two men that they would bring the issue up only that one time this year.

22.   And specialty coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. this week raised prices for a second time this year.

23.   Andrews left Peking for the last time that year.

24.   Another factor that will come into play for the first time this year is the handsome Bass Performance Hall, a setting designed to show off great piano artistry.

25.   Any interest rate cuts would likely be small, as the Fed has already cut rates six times this year.

26.   Anticipation that the German Bundesbank will cut rates when its policy-making central council meets for the last time this year on Thursday was the main impetus.

27.   API Weekly crude oil inventories have fallen only five times this year, according to the API.

28.   Another detective found himself back at the building Tuesday for the second time this year.

29.   Around spring break time this year, the Federal agency reports, it began to hear a crescendo of complaints about tour packages sold to students.

30.   As a result, foreign investment in the Bovespa exchange fell for the first time this year in the first half of July with sales of stocks outweighing purchases.