21.  Anyone who has covered the semiconductor industry for any length of time has seen this scenario play out before.

22.  Anyone who recorded an IQ of 70 or less before age 18 and had "significant limitations in adaptive functioning" would be considered retarded.

23.  As a paratroop commander in Afghanistan, he had seen it all before, and he vowed to stop it at once.

24.  Despite the long odds, Lukas has taken this path before.

25.  Despite the murder acquittal, Lavonne Smith was convicted on robbery charges, as his brother was the day before.

26.  Despite the near-disasters of Mir and because of them, Russians and Americans are working more closely than ever before in space.

27.  Detroit has claimed a renaissance before.

28.  D'Amato has been in close races before and has eked out victories because of Jewish support.

29.  Damir Dokic did do well by steering his family away from Croatia when that country was at war, and then from Serbia before it exploded.

30.  Despite his immensity and skills, he had brought his team to the Finals only once before, in 1994, when the Orlando Magic was swept by Houston.