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 <set>
#include <vector>
#include <cstdio>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
using namespace std;

int main(){
    int c,i,dp,n,hh,mm,ss,s_f,s_t;
    while(1){
        scanf("%d",&n);
        if(!n){break;}
        vector< set<int> > trs;
        for(c=0;c<n;c++){
            scanf("%d:%d:%d",&hh,&mm,&ss);
            s_f=hh*3600+mm*60+ss;
            scanf("%d:%d:%d",&hh,&mm,&ss);
            s_t=hh*3600+mm*60+ss;
            set<int> s;
            for(i=s_f;i<=s_t;i++){s.insert(i);}
            if(trs.empty()){
                trs.push_back(s);
            }
            else{
                dp=0;
                for(auto itr=trs.begin();itr!=trs.end();itr++){
                    set<int> res,buf;
                    buf=*itr;
                    set_intersection(buf.begin(),buf.end(),s.begin(),s.end(),inserter(res,res.end()));
                    if(res.size()>1){dp=1;}
                    else{
                        res.clear();
                        set_union(buf.begin(),buf.end(),s.begin(),s.end(),inserter(res,res.end()));
                        *itr=res; 
                        dp=0;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if(dp){trs.push_back(s);}
            }
        }
        printf("%lu\n",trs.size());
    }
    return 0;
}

C++: // clang-format off
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long
#define main signed main()
// #define main int main()
#define loop(i, a, n) for (int i = (a); i < (n); i++)
#define rep(i, n) loop(i, 0, n)
#define all(v) (v).begin(), (v).end()
#define rall(v) (v).rbegin(), (v).rend()
#define prec(n) fixed << setprecision(n)
#define stlice(from, to) substr(from, (to) - (from) + 1)
#define pb push_back
#define mp make_pair
#define mt make_tuple
#define fi first
#define se second
using namespace std;
using pii = pair<int, int>;
using vi = vector<int>;
using vd = vector<double>;
using vc = vector<char>;
using vb = vector<bool>;
using vs = vector<string>;
using vpii = vector<pii>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;
using vvb = vector<vb>;
using vvpii = vector<vpii>;
template<typename A> using fn = function<A>;
constexpr int INF = sizeof(int) == sizeof(long long) ? 1000000000000000000LL : 1000000000;
constexpr int MOD = 1000000007;
constexpr double PI = acos(-1);
template<typename A, typename B> bool cmin(A &a, const B &b) { return a > b ? (a = b, true) : false; }
template<typename A, typename B> bool cmax(A &a, const B &b) { return a < b ? (a = b, true) : false; }
constexpr bool odd(const int &n) { return n & 1; }
constexpr bool even(const int &n) { return !odd(n); }
void solve();
main { solve(); return 0; }
// clang-format on

void solve() {
  int n;
  while (cin >> n, n) {
    int c = 0;
    vector<int> v;
    while (n--) {
      int h, m, d;
      char gomi;
      cin >> h >> gomi >> m >> gomi >> d;
      int l = h * 60 * 24 + m * 60 + d;
      cin >> h >> gomi >> m >> gomi >> d;
      int r = h * 60 * 24 + m * 60 + d;
      if (v.size() && v.front() <= l) {
        v.erase(v.begin());
      } else {
        c++;
      }
      v.insert(lower_bound(all(v), r), r);
    }
    cout << c << endl;
  }
}

C++: #include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <queue>
#include <bitset>
#include <stack>
#include <utility>
#include <numeric>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <cctype>
#include <complex>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

#define all(c) c.begin(),c.end()
#define rall(c) c.rbegin(),c.rend()
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(n);i++)
#define tr(it,container) for(typeof(container.begin()) it = container.begin(); \
                             it != container.end(); ++it)
#define mp(a,b) make_pair((a),(b))

typedef long long ll;
typedef complex<double> point;

// up right down left
const int dy[] = {-1,0,1,0};
const int dx[] = {0,1,0,-1};

const double EPS = 1e-9;
const int days[]     = {31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31};
const int daysleap[] = {31,29,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31};

int main(){
    while(true){
        vector<int> V(3600*24+60*60+60);
        int n;
        cin >> n;
        if(n==0) break;
        rep(i,n){
            int hh,mm,ss;
            char c;
            cin >> hh >> c >> mm >> c >> ss;
            int gh,gm,gs;
            cin >> gh >> c >> gm >> c >> gs;
            int from = 3600*hh+60*mm+ss;
            int to = 3600*gh+60*gm+gs;
            for(int s=from;s<to;s++){
                V[s] += 1;
            }
        }
        cout << *max_element(all(V)) << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}