31.   Within seconds, the blue-gray, streamlined body broke the surface of the water.

32.   Yesterday I noticed that many of my spring bulbs were starting to break the surface of the dirt.

33.   At their joint press conference Kok and Clinton gave an upbeat assessment of trans-Atlantic relations and stayed away from going into trade disputes that regularly break surface.

34.   Blind thrust faults produce quakes when one side pushes upward but does not break the surface.

35.   By definition, blind thrust faults remain buried and do not break the surface of the ground, making them more difficult to map.

36.   She submerges in a slow slant, then rises again, the hump of her back awash as she breaks the surface to breathe.

37.   Suddenly, the water boils to starboard and a gray whale breaks the surface.

38.   The creature of the deep breaks surface for inspection.

39.   The differences broke the surface at a time of other trans-Atlantic frictions over trade, environmental issues and foreign policy.

40.   The differences over the Middle East broke the surface at a time of other trans-Atlantic frictions over trade, environmental issues and foreign policy.