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<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
 
int main() {
    int s[10001], g[10001], f[10001]={}, hhs, mms, sss, hhg, mmg, ssg, cnt = 1,n,tmp;
    while(1){
        cin>>n;
        if(n==0)break;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            char c;
            cin >> hhs >> c >> mms >> c >> sss >> hhg >> c >> mmg >> c >> ssg;
 
            s[i] = 3600 * hhs + 60 * mms + sss;
            g[i] = 3600 * hhg + 60 * mmg + ssg;
		//	cout << s[i] << ' ' << g[i] << endl;
        }
		
		for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
			for(int j=n-1;j>i;j--){
				if(s[j-1]>s[j]){
					tmp=s[j];
					s[j]=s[j-1];
					s[j-1]=tmp;
					tmp=g[j];
					g[j]=g[j-1];
					g[j-1]=tmp;
				}
			}
			
		}
	//	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)cout << s[i] << ' ' << g[i] << endl;
		
        for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < i;) {
               
                if (f[j] == 1) { j++; continue; }
                if (s[i] >= g[j]) {
                    f[j] = 1;
                    break;
                }
                j++;
                if (j == i)cnt++;
            }
        
		//	cout << cnt << endl;
        }
        
        cout << cnt << endl;
        cnt = 1;
 
    }
    return 0;
}

C++: #include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <cmath>
#include <climits>
#include <cfloat>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <stack>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <utility>
#include <numeric>
#include <iterator>

using namespace std;

typedef long long LL;
typedef unsigned long long ULL;
typedef vector<int> VI;
typedef vector<VI> VVI;
typedef vector<string> VS;
typedef pair<int,int> PII;
typedef vector<PII> VPII;
typedef istringstream ISS;
typedef ostringstream OSS;

#define REP( i, m, n ) for ( int i = (int)( m ); i < (int)( n ); ++i )
#define FOR( v, c ) for ( auto &v : c )
#define EACH( it, c ) for ( auto it = c.begin(); it != c.end(); ++it )
#define ALL( c ) (c).begin(), (c).end()
#define DRANGE( c, p ) (c).begin(), (c).begin() + p, (c).end()

#define PB( n ) push_back( n )
#define MP( a, b ) make_pair( ( a ), ( b ) )
#define EXIST( c, e ) ( (c).find( e ) != (c).end() )

#define fst first
#define snd second

#define DUMP( x ) cerr << #x << " = " << ( x ) << endl
#define DEBUG( x ) cerr << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << ": " << #x << " = " << ( x ) << endl

int main()
{
	cin.tie( 0 );
	ios::sync_with_stdio( false );

	for ( int n; cin >> n, n; )
	{
		VPII events;

		REP( i, 0, n )
		{
			int h1, m1, s1, h2, m2, s2;
			char d;
			cin >> h1 >> d >> m1 >> d >> s1 >> h2 >> d >> m2 >> d >> s2;
			events.PB( MP( h1 * 3600 + m1 * 60 + s1, 1 ) );
			events.PB( MP( h2 * 3600 + m2 * 60 + s2, -1 ) );
		}
		sort( ALL( events ) );

		int res = 0, cur = 0;
		REP( i, 0, events.size() )
		{
			res = max( res, ( cur += events[i].snd ) );
		}
		cout << res << endl;
	}

	return 0;
}