31.   Then, over the next four years, came a series of movies in which she did little to prove her detractors wrong.

32.   Then came a series of blunders compounded by a recessionary downturn in advertising and a rise in newsprint prices.

33.   Then came a series of films that were not commercial successes.

34.   Then came a series of fortuitous events.

35.   Then came a series of jobs on the margins of the decorative arts.

36.   Then comes a series of brisk walking steps.

37.   Then, starting last month, came a series of moves that reflected a sharp change in NATO policy.

38.   This series might come down to who is better between Wells and Brown.

39.   Three series are coming to an end.

40.   Weekly series come and go, but no new season would be complete without a television adaptation of a Danielle Steel best seller.