1.   During the noon breaks, prisoners, soldiers, lawyers, and family and friends mix freely against the backdrop of the picnic.

2.   A bomb exploded at a high school Thursday just as dozens of students were outside for their noon break, police said.

3.   But the trend reversed after the noon break, with some banks starting to sell dollars, probably because they had exceeded the permissible level for overbought dollar positions.

4.   When the hearing was adjourned for a noon break, less than half the list had been read.