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<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<cstring>
#include<cmath>
#include<cassert>
#include<iostream>
#include<sstream>
#include<string>
#include<vector>
#include<queue>
#include<set>
#include<map>
#include<utility>
#include<numeric>
#include<algorithm>
#include<bitset>
#include<complex>
#include<stack>

using namespace std;

typedef long long Int;
typedef vector<int> vint;
typedef pair<int,int> pint;
typedef vector<string> vstring;
typedef vector<pint> vpint;

struct Edge{int to,from,cost;};

#ifdef DEBUG
#define debug cout
#else
stringstream __ss__;
#define debug __ss__
#endif

template<class T> void pv(T a, T b) { for (T i = a; i != b; ++i) debug << *i << " "; debug << endl; }
template<class T> void chmin(T &t, T f) { if (t > f) t = f; }
template<class T> void chmax(T &t, T f) { if (t < f) t = f; }
int in() { int x; scanf("%d", &x); return x; }

#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(n);++i)
#define repd(i,n) for(int i=(n)-1;i>=0;i--)
#define repn(i,m,n) for(int i=(m);i<=(n);++i)
#define repnd(i,m,n) for(int i=(n)-1;i>=(m);i--)
#define rep0(i,n) for(i=0;i<(n);++i)
#define all(n) n.begin(),n.end()
#define sz(n) ((int)(n).size())
#define IL for(;;)
#define MP make_pair
#define PB push_back
#define SS stringstream
#define X second
#define Y first
#define PUTLINE debug<<"LINE:"<<__LINE__<<endl;

const int INF = 2147483647/3;
const double EPS = 1e-10;
const double PI = acos(-1.0);

const int dx[]={1,-1,0,0,1,-1,1,-1,0};
const int dy[]={0,0,1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,0};

vint train;

int main() {
	IL{
		train.clear();
		int n=in();
		if(n==0)break;
		string f,t;
		int from,to;
		rep(i,n){
			cin>>f>>t;
			from=(f[0]-'0')*100000+(f[1]-'0')*10000+(f[3]-'0')*1000+(f[4]-'0')*100+(f[6]-'0')*10+f[7]-'0';
			to=(t[0]-'0')*100000+(t[1]-'0')*10000+(t[3]-'0')*1000+(t[4]-'0')*100+(t[6]-'0')*10+t[7]-'0';
			if(sz(train)>0&&train[0]<=from){
				train[0]=to;
			}else{
				train.PB(to);
			}
			sort(all(train));
		}
		cout<<sz(train)<<endl;
	}
	return 0;
}

C++: #include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <climits>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <cassert>
#include <functional>

using namespace std;

#define LOG(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
//#define LOG(...)
#define FOR(i,a,b) for(int i=(int)(a);i<(int)(b);++i)
#define REP(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n);++i)
#define ALL(a) (a).begin(),(a).end()
#define RALL(a) (a).rbegin(),(a).rend()
#define EXIST(s,e) ((s).find(e)!=(s).end())
#define SORT(c) sort((c).begin(),(c).end())
#define RSORT(c) sort((c).rbegin(),(c).rend())
#define CLR(a) memset((a), 0 ,sizeof(a))

typedef long long ll;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef vector<bool> vb;
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<ll> vll;
typedef vector<vb> vvb;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<vll> vvll;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef pair<ll, ll> pll;

const int dx[] = { -1, 0, 1, 0 }; const int dy[] = { 0, 1, 0, -1 };

int main() {
	int n;
	while (cin>>n,n){
		vector<int> dia(24 * 60 * 60, 0);
		REP(i,n){
			int start;
			int goal;
			string s;
			cin >> s;
			start=atoi(s.substr(0, 2).c_str()) * 60 * 60 + atoi(s.substr(3, 2).c_str()) * 60 + atoi(s.substr(6, 2).c_str());
			cin >> s;
			goal = atoi(s.substr(0, 2).c_str()) * 60 * 60 + atoi(s.substr(3, 2).c_str()) * 60 + atoi(s.substr(6, 2).c_str());
			for (int i = start; i < goal; i++){
				dia[i]++;
			}
		}
		int ans=0;
		REP(i, dia.size()){
			ans = max(ans, dia[i]);
		}
		cout << ans << endl;
	}
}

C++: #include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace	std;
int main(){

  string a,b[10000];
  int i,n,result=0,use;

  while(cin>>n,n){
    cin>>a;
    result=1;
    for(i=0;i<n-1;i++){
      use=0;
      cin>>b[i]>>a;
      sort(b,b+i+1);
      for(int j=i;j!=-1 && b[j]!="0";j--){
        if(b[j]<=a){
          b[j]="0";
          use=1;
          break;
        }
      }
      //for(int j=0;j<i+1;j++) cout<<b[j]<<" ";                                                                                                                                                
      //cout<<endl;                                                                                                                                                                            
      if(use==0) result++;
    }
    cin>>a;
    cout<<result<<endl;
  }
    return 0;

}