31.   Conversely, it appears that Postal is about to hit its stride.

32.   Director Sam Raimi really hits his stride with this dark, complicated story of how regular friends and neighbors are slowly overtaken by greed and evil.

33.   Dyson moves from telling a story to arguing his case, and that is where he hits his stride.

34.   Each has a different talent, or strength, and there should be no transition period before USC hits its stride this season.

35.   Even when he hit his stride in the last days of the race by hammering away at White House scandals and investigations, the GOP nominee fell short.

36.   Everything suggests Simms has hit a stride that puts him among the elite quarterbacks in the nation.

37.   For the government, the data was the latest sign that the economy is hitting its stride after years of sometimes painful reform.

38.   Friends and acquaintances said Monday that their sorrow was compounded by a sense that Burmeister and Gross were tripped up by fate just as they were hitting their strides.

39.   Green Bay and Atlanta are hitting their stride.

40.   Gore said he believes his campaign is finally hitting its stride after months of spotty performances.