Go: package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	io := NewIo()
	defer io.Flush()
	for {
		n := io.NextInt()
		if n == 0 {
			break
		}
		accum := make([]int, 86401)
		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
			s, e := io.Next(), io.Next()
			hs, _ := strconv.Atoi(s[:2])
			ms, _ := strconv.Atoi(s[3:5])
			ss, _ := strconv.Atoi(s[6:8])
			accum[hs*60*60+ms*60+ss]++
			he, _ := strconv.Atoi(e[:2])
			me, _ := strconv.Atoi(e[3:5])
			se, _ := strconv.Atoi(e[6:8])
			accum[he*60*60+me*60+se]--
		}
		ans := 0
		for i := 1; i < 86401; i++ {
			accum[i] += accum[i-1]
			ans = intMax(accum[i], ans)
		}
		io.Println(ans)
	}
}

func intMax(a, b int) int {
	if a < b {
		return b
	}
	return a
}

// I/O template
type Io struct {
	reader    *bufio.Reader
	writer    *bufio.Writer
	tokens    []string
	nextToken int
}

func NewIo() *Io {
	return &Io{
		reader: bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin),
		writer: bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout),
	}
}

func (io *Io) Flush() {
	err := io.writer.Flush()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

func (io *Io) NextLine() string {
	var buff []byte
	for {
		line, isPrefix, err := io.reader.ReadLine()
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
		buff = append(buff, line...)
		if !isPrefix {
			break
		}
	}
	return string(buff)
}

func (io *Io) Next() string {
	for io.nextToken >= len(io.tokens) {
		line := io.NextLine()
		io.tokens = strings.Fields(line)
		io.nextToken = 0
	}
	s := io.tokens[io.nextToken]
	io.nextToken++
	return s
}

func (io *Io) NextInt() int {
	i, err := strconv.Atoi(io.Next())
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return i
}

func (io *Io) NextFloat() float64 {
	i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(io.Next(), 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	return i
}

func (io *Io) Println(a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintln(io.writer, a...)
}

func (io *Io) Printf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(io.writer, format, a...)
}

func (io *Io) PrintIntSlice(a []int) {
	b := []interface{}{}
	for _, x := range a {
		b = append(b, x)
	}
	io.Println(b...)
}

func (io *Io) PrintStringSlice(a []string) {
	b := []interface{}{}
	for _, x := range a {
		b = append(b, x)
	}
	io.Println(b...)
}

func Log(name string, value interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s=%+v\n", name, value)
}

func ExampleIo() {
	io := NewIo()
	defer io.Flush()
	a := make([]int, 0, 3)
	a[0], a[1], a[2] = io.NextInt(), io.NextInt(), io.NextInt()
	io.Println(a)
	io.PrintIntSlice(a)
	Log("io", a)
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

typedef ostringstream OSS; typedef istringstream ISS;
typedef long long LL;
typedef pair<int, int> PII;  typedef pair<LL, LL> PLL;
typedef vector<int>    VI;   typedef vector<VI>   VVI;   typedef vector<VVI>   VVVI;
typedef vector<LL>     VLL;  typedef vector<VLL>  VVLL;  typedef vector<VVLL>  VVVLL;
typedef vector<double> VD;   typedef vector<VD>   VVD;   typedef vector<VVD>   VVVD;
typedef vector<string> VS;   typedef vector<VS>   VVS;   typedef vector<VVS>   VVVS;
typedef vector<bool>   VB;   typedef vector<VB>   VVB;   typedef vector<VVB>   VVVB;
typedef vector<PII>    VPII; typedef vector<VPII> VVPII; typedef vector<VVPII> VVVPII;
typedef vector<PLL>    VPLL; typedef vector<VPLL> VVPLL; typedef vector<VVPLL> VVVPLL;

typedef unsigned int  UI;
typedef vector<UI>    VUI;
typedef vector<VUI>   VVUI;

#define fst first
#define snd second
// #define Y first
// #define X second
#define MP make_pair
#define PB push_back
#define EB emplace_back 
#define ALL(x)  (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define RALL(x) (x).rbegin(),(x).rend()
#define RANGEBOX(x,y,maxX,maxY) (0 <= (x) && 0 <= (y) && (x) < (maxX) && (y) < (maxY))
#define RANGE(x, l, r) ((l) <= (x) && (x) <= (r))
#define rep(i, N)  for (int i = 0; i < (int)(N); i++)
#define rrep(i, N) for (int i = N - 1; i >= 0; i--)
#define REP(i, init, N)  for (int i = (init); i < (int)(N); i++)
#define RREP(i, N, last) for (int i = (init - 1); i >= last; i--)
#define MAXUD(orig, target) orig = max(orig, target)
#define MINUD(orig, target) orig = min(orig, target)
#define DUMP( x ) cerr << #x << " = " << ( x ) << endl

template < typename T > inline T fromString(const string &s) { T res; ISS iss(s); iss >> res; return res; };
template < typename T > inline string toString(const T &a)   { OSS oss; oss << a; return oss.str(); };

template<typename T=int> inline void dump(vector<T> vs, bool ent=false) { rep(i, vs.size()) cout << vs[i] << (i+1==vs.size() ? '\n' : ' '); if (ent) cout << endl; }
template<typename T = int> inline void dump(vector<vector<T>> vs, bool ent = false) { rep(i, vs.size()) dump<T>(vs[i]); if (ent) cout << endl; }

const int    INF  = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const LL     INFL = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3fLL;
const double DINF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
const int    DX[] = {1,  0, -1, 0};
const int    DY[] = {0, -1,  0, 1};
const double EPS  = 1e-12;
// const double PI   = acos(-1.0);
// lambda: [](T1 x)->T2{return y;}
// simple lambda: [](T x){return x;}

const int M = 24 * 60 * 60 + 10;

int solve(int n) {
    VI cnts(M);
    
    rep(i, n) {
        int a, b, c, x, y, z;
        scanf("%d:%d:%d", &a, &b, &c);
        scanf("%d:%d:%d", &x, &y, &z);
        int s = a * 24 * 60 + b * 60 + c;
        int t = x * 24 * 60 + y * 60 + z;
        cnts[s] += 1;
        cnts[t] -= 1;
    }

    partial_sum(ALL(cnts), cnts.begin());

    return *max_element(ALL(cnts));
}

int main(void) {
    int n;
    while (cin >> n, n) cout << solve(n) << endl;

    return 0;
}

C++: #include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<algorithm>
#include<bitset>
#include<cctype>
#include<cmath>
#include<cstdio>
#include<cstring>
#include<functional>
#include<limits>
#include<list>
#include<map>
#include<set>
#include<stack>
#include<string>
#include<sstream>
#include<queue>
#include<vector>
using namespace std;

#define MOD 1000000007
#define INF 0x3f3f3f3f
#define INFL 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3fLL


typedef struct{
	int s,g;
}Time;

void swap_Time(Time *x, Time *y) {
	Time tmp = *x;
	*x = *y;
	*y = tmp;
}

void sort_by_s(Time a[], int n) {
	for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
		for (int j = n - 1; j > i; j--) {
			if (a[j - 1].s > a[j].s)swap_Time(&a[j - 1], &a[j]);
		}
	}
}


int main() {
	int   hhs, mms, sss, hhg, mmg, ssg, cnt = 1;
	Time yamanote[10000];
	bool f[10000];
	for (int n; cin >> n&&n;) {
		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
			char c;
			cin >> hhs >> c >> mms >> c >> sss >> hhg >> c >> mmg >> c >> ssg;

			yamanote[i].s = 3600 * hhs + 60 * mms + sss;
			yamanote[i].g = 3600 * hhg + 60 * mmg + ssg;
		}
		for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
			for (int j = 0; j < i;) {
				//cout << "j" << endl;
				if (f[j] == 1) { j++; continue; }
				if (yamanote[i].s >= yamanote[j].g) {
					f[j] = 1;
					break;
				}
				j++;
				if (j == i)cnt++;
			}
			//cout << "i" << endl;
		}
		//cout << "h" << endl;
		cout << cnt << endl;
		cnt = 1;

	}
	return 0;
}

C++: #include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main(){
	int n;
	while(cin>>n,n){
		int table[90005]={};
		
		for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
			int a,b,c;
			scanf("%d:%d:%d",&a,&b,&c);
			table[c+(b*60)+(a*3600)]++;
			scanf("%d:%d:%d",&a,&b,&c);
			table[c+(b*60)+(a*3600)]--;;
			}
			
			int ans=0;
			for(int i=0;i<86401;i++){
				if(0<i)table[i]+=table[i-1];
				if(ans<table[i])ans=table[i];
				}
				cout<<ans<<endl;
		}
		return 0;
	}