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++: /* main code starts from line 133. */

/* ---------- STL Libraries ---------- */

// IO library
#include <cstdio>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ios>
#include <iostream>

// algorithm library
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <numeric>

// container library
#include <array>
#include <bitset>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

/* ---------- Namespace ---------- */

using namespace std;

/* ---------- Type Abbreviation ---------- */

template <typename T>
using V = vector<T>;
template <typename T, typename U>
using P = pair<T, U>;
template <typename T>
using PQ = priority_queue<T>;
template <typename T>
using GPQ = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;

using ll = long long;

#define fst first
#define snd second
#define pb push_back
#define mp make_pair
#define mt make_tuple

/* ---------- conversion ---------- */

#define INT(c) static_cast<int>(c)
#define CHAR(n) static_cast<char>(n)
#define LL(n) static_cast<ll>(n)
#define DOUBLE(n) static_cast<double>(n)

/* ---------- container ---------- */

#define ALL(v) (v).begin(), (v).end()
#define SIZE(v) (LL((v).size()))

#define FIND(v, k) (v).find(k) != (v).end()
#define VFIND(v, k) find(ALL(v), k) != (v).end()

#define SORT(v) sort(ALL(v))
#define GSORT(v) sort(ALL(v), greater<decltype((v).front())>())

/* ---------- repetition ---------- */

#define FOR(i, a, b) for (ll i = (a); i < (b); i++)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i, 0, n)
#define NREP(i, n) FOR(i, 1, n + 1)

#define RFOR(i, a, b) for (ll i = (a); i >= (b); i--)
#define RREP(i, n) RFOR(i, n - 1, 0)
#define RNREP(i, n) RFOR(i, n, 1)

// Usual REP runs from 0 to n-1 (R: n-1 to 0)
// Natural REP runs from 1 to n (R: n to 1)

/* ---------- Short Functions ---------- */

template <typename T>
T sq(T a) {
    return a * a;
}

#define fcout cout << fixed << setprecision(10)

/* ----------- debug ---------- */

template <typename T, typename U>
void testP2(T a, U b) {
    cout << "(" << a << ", " << b << ")" << endl;
    return;
}

template <typename T>
void testV(T v) {
    cout << "[";
    for (auto i : v) {
        cout << i << ", ";
    }
    cout << "\b\b]" << endl;
    return;
}

template <typename T>
void testV2(T v) {
    for (auto sv : v) {
        testV(sv);
    }
    cout << endl;
    return;
}

#define GET_VAR_NAME(variable) #variable
#define test(x) cout << GET_VAR_NAME(x) << " = " << x << endl;
#define testP(p)                      \
    cout << GET_VAR_NAME(p) << " = "; \
    testP2(p.fst, p.snd);

/* ---------- Constants ---------- */

// const ll MOD = 1e9 + 7;
// const int INF = 1 << 25;
// const ll INF = 1LL << 50;
// const double PI = acos(-1);
// const double EPS = 1e-10;
// const ll dx[4] = {0, -1, 1, 0};
// const ll dy[4] = {-1, 0, 0, 1};
// const ll dx[8] = {-1, 0, 1, -1, 1, -1, 0, 1};
// const ll dy[8] = {-1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1};

/* v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v Main Part v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v */

/* ---------- Type Definition ----------- */


/* ---------- Global Variance ----------- */


/* ------------- Functions -------------- */


/* ----------- Main Function ------------ */

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

    V<ll> time = {3600, 60, 1};

    while (true) {
        ll N;
        cin >> N;
        if (N == 0) break;

        V<ll> run(90010, 0);

        REP(_, N) {
            REP(i, 2) {
                string S;
                cin >> S;

                ll t = 0;
                REP(j, 3) {
                    t += stoi(S.substr(j * 3, 2)) * time[j];
                }

                run[t] += 1 - i * 2;
            }
        }

        ll ans = 0;
        NREP(t, 90000) {
            run[t] += run[t - 1];
            ans = max(ans, run[t]);
        }

        cout << ans << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

C++: #include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

int time_parse(string time)
{
  int hour = atoi(time.substr(0, 2).c_str());
  int minute = atoi(time.substr(3, 5).c_str());
  int second = atoi(time.substr(6).c_str());
  return hour * 3600 + minute * 60 + second;
}

int main()
{
  int n;
  while (cin >> n && n)
  {
    int table[24 * 3600] = {0};
    string time_in, time_out;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
      cin >> time_in >> time_out;
      table[time_parse(time_in)]++;
      table[time_parse(time_out)]--;
    }
    int ans = 0, sum = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < 24 * 3600; i++)
    {
      sum += table[i];
      ans = max(sum, ans);
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
  }
}

C++: #include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define M 1e7
using namespace std;
int main(){
	int n,i,j,b[6];
	while(cin>>n&&n){
		j=n;
		int a[10000],ans=0,c=0;
		while(--n){
			scanf("%d:%d:%d %d:%d:%d",&b[0],&b[1],&b[2],&b[3],&b[4],&b[5]);
			a[n*2-1]=b[0]*3600+b[1]*60+b[2]+M;
			a[n*2-2]=b[3]*3600+b[4]*60+b[5];
		}
		sort(a,a+j*2);
		for(i=0;i<j*2;j++){
			if(a[i]>1e7)c++;
			else c--;
			ans=max(ans,c);
		}
		cout<<ans<<endl;
	}
}