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 long long LL;
typedef vector<int>    VI;
typedef vector<bool>   VB;
typedef vector<string> VS;

#define MP make_pair
#define PB push_back
#define ALL(x)  (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define rep(i, N)  for (int i = 0; i < (int)(N); i++)
#define REP(i, init, N)  for (int i = (init); i < (int)(N); i++)
#define DUMP( x ) cerr << #x << " = " << ( x ) << endl

int n;
VI ss, gs;

bool check(int s, int g, VI& gts) {
	rep (i, gts.size()) {
		if (s >= gts[i]) {
			gts[i] = g;
			return true;
		}
	}
	return false;
}

int main(void) {
	while (1) {
		ss.clear();
		gs.clear();
		cin >> n;
		if (n == 0) break;
		VI gts;
		rep (i, n) {
			int h, m, s;
			scanf("%d:%d:%d", &h, &m, &s);
			int stime = h * 60 * 60;
			stime += m * 60;
			stime += s;
			scanf("%d:%d:%d", &h, &m, &s);
			int gtime = h * 60 * 60;
			gtime += m * 60;
			gtime += s;
			ss.PB(stime);
			gs.PB(gtime);
			gts.PB(gtime);
		}
		sort(ALL(gts));
		reverse(ALL(gts));
		int ans = 0;
		rep (i, n) {
			if (!check(ss[i], gs[i], gts)) {
				ans++;
			}
			sort(ALL(gts));
			reverse(ALL(gts));
		}
		cout << ans << endl;
	}
    return 0;
}

C++: #include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <stack>
#include <queue>
#include <deque>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <algorithm>	// require sort next_permutation count __gcd reverse etc.
#include <cstdlib>	// require abs exit atof atoi 
#include <cstdio>		// require scanf printf
#include <functional>
#include <numeric>	// require accumulate
#include <cmath>		// require fabs
#include <climits>
#include <limits>
#include <cfloat>
#include <iomanip>	// require setw
#include <sstream>	// require stringstream 
#include <cstring>	// require memset
#include <cctype>		// require tolower, toupper
#include <fstream>	// require freopen
#include <ctime>		// require srand
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(n);i++)
#define ALL(A) A.begin(), A.end()

using namespace std;

typedef long long ll;
typedef pair<int, int> P;

int main()
{
	int N;
	while (scanf ("%d", &N ), N  ){
		vector<P> v; v.clear();
		rep (i, N ){
			int h1, m1, s1, h2, m2, s2;
			scanf ("%d:%d:%d %d:%d:%d", &h1, &m1, &s1, &h2, &m2, &s2 );
			v.push_back (P (h1*60*60 + m1*60 + s1, 1 ) );
			v.push_back (P (h2*60*60 + m2*60 + s2,-1 ) );
		} // end rep
		sort (ALL (v ) );

		int res = 0;
		int cur = 0;
		rep (i, v.size() ){
			cur += v[i].second;
			res = max (res, cur );
		} // end rep
		cout << res << endl;
	} // end while
		
	return 0;
}