31.   King County earlier sued in state court, claiming the team would be breaking a valid contract if it broke its Kingdome lease.

32.   Later, the head of a government housing complex petitioned a Kiev court to break his lease.

33.   She wrote her landlords, asking to break the lease on her furnished studio apartment.

34.   The Pittsburgh Penguins faced possible crippling financial problems and the New York Islanders, claiming unsafe conditions, tried to break their lease at the Nassau Coliseum.

35.   The three stores will close at different times pending the outcome of negotiations to break their leases, a Metro spokesman said.