31.   But as fate would have it, the inevitability of our parting soon became apparent.

32.   But as fate would have it, Zulu came in third.

33.   But as fate had it, the date fell four days after the World Trade Center was brought down, the Pentagon damaged, and thousands of lives lost.

34.   But as fate would have it, timing seems to have placed Moceanu and her U.S. teammates in the right place at the right time.

35.   But his fate has to be placed in perspective.

36.   But fate had other things in store.

37.   But it seems the fates had it against us or sometimes we had it against us.

38.   But no one would have guessed what fate had in store for Shoemaker or Pincay.

39.   But seldom has its fate seemed as significant as now, when the world fears that the financial crisis that began in Asia will spread to the Americas.

40.   But you never know what fate has in store.